History

Lander and her husband, attorney Robert Lander, sued Ohio Valley Railroad for forcing her to give up a first-class ticketed seat because she was Black.

Participants earn points by taking selfies with community heroines and answering trivia questions.

Among the offerings is a month-long musical program produced by the women of WKMS.

Several events will honor the Hopkinsville author and feminist scholar during Women's History Month, including a celebration at the library, a special exhibit at the museum, a history program at the Hopkinsville Brewing Co., screenings of interviews featuring hooks, and more.

The Attucks Science Club members, captured in a 1962 photograph, were part of a tightly knit community, where the motto was "Do or Die for Attucks High."

Various organizations in Hopkinsville are celebrating Black History Month with an array of events from a pop-up shop to a brewery presentation.

Retired educator Bettie Esters Broady will lead the program.

The Pennyroyal Area Museum is home to several collections highlighting Hopkinsville's Black history.

Museum director Alissa Keller will give the program at Hopkinsville Brewing.

Programs range from musical to educational and are available in partnership with multiple media outlets worldwide.

Edward T. "Ned" Breathitt Jr., a Hopkinsville native and Kentucky's 51st governor, is remembered for helping win passage of the first civil rights bill in a Southern state.

In the middle of an 1886 blizzard that blanketed Hopkinsville and Christian County in snow, a photographer set up his camera to capture the moment — and provide us a peek into Hopkinsville' history. In the second installment of Hoptown Chronicle's new "Snapshots in Time" column, Alissa Keller brings the moment to life.