Carl Hines

Carl Hines
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 43rd district
In office
1976–1986
Personal details
Born (1931-03-23) March 23, 1931
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died September 7, 2016
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Teresa Churchill
Children 4
Occupation Politician, Attorney, and Real Estate Agent

Carl R. Hines, Sr. (born March 23, 1931-September 7, 2016) is a former American politician in the state of Kentucky and the first African-American to have served Louisville District 43.[1] He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1976 to 1986, as a Democrat.[2][3] He attended the University of Louisville and earned a Bachelor of Science degree, and also attended Law School there. He is a real estate agent.[4] Hines married Teresa Churchill and had four children.

In 1986, Hines lead the movement to change the wording of the Kentucky State Song, My Old Kentucky Home. In that year, a Japanese youth group visiting the Kentucky General Assembly sang the song to the legislators, using the original lyrics that included the word "darkies". Hines was offended by this and subsequently introduced a resolution that would substitute the word "people" in place of "darkies" whenever the song was used by the House of Representatives. A similar resolution was introduced by Georgia Davis Powers in the Kentucky State Senate. The resolution was adopted by both chambers.[5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". University of Kentucky Libraries. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/24529
  3. ↑ http://nyx.uky.edu/oh/render.php?cachefile=2006OH106_LEG111_Hines.xml
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Interview with Carl R. Hines, Sr.,". Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History. University of Kentucky Libraries: Lexington. Retrieved June 18, 2016. Discussion of the episode begins approximately 82 minutes into the interview. Also see the contemporaneous reporting that appeared in the article written by Bob Johnson in the edition of March 12, 1986 of the Courier-Journal (page 18) and the Associated Press article that appeared in the edition of March 21, 1986 of the Lexington Herald-Leader (page A11). Hines' resolution was House Resolution 159 (1986); Powers' resolution was Senate Resolution 114 (1986).
  6. ↑ "Obituary of Carl R. Hines, Sr.,". Legacy. Courier Journal. Retrieved April 14, 2018.


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