New inductees to Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame will be announced during a ceremony at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, at the James E. Bruce Convention Center.
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights recently announced it is bringing the program to Hopkinsville to recognize hall of fame nominees for “their monumental contributions toward civil and human rights.”
The commission established the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2000 and conducted the first induction ceremony on the commission’s 40th anniversary. Among several dozen members, the hall of fame includes five individuals from Hopkinsville — Walter Shamble, bell hooks, Hal and Bettye Thurmond and Gov. Edward T. “Ned” Breathitt.
The induction ceremony is free to attend, but seating will be limited and anyone planning to go is asked to RSVP by email to [email protected]…