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Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation’s board.

The healing legacy of Dr. Philip Carruthers Brooks

The 1927 graduate of Howard University's medical school treated patients in his hometown for 50 years and ran Hopkinsville's only hospital for Black patients during segregation.
This portrait of Dr. Philip Carruthers Brooks, taken in his 30s, hangs in the Hopkinsville residence of his grandson, Phillip Brooks. (Photo provided)

5 historic places to explore in Hopkinsville

Sometimes, there are historical treasures waiting to be explored in your own backyard. Here are five picks from Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown.
Brooks Memorial Hospital in Hopkinsville