The Human Rights Commission of Hopkinsville-Christian County, the local museum, Pioneers Inc., Black-owned food vendors and Hopkinsville Brewing will be involved in the emancipation celebrations.
The program announced it would be disbanding on Monday after the state organization found the group to be in noncompliance with standards set out by the group.
The dress, which is on display at the Pennyroyal Area Museum, is connected to one of the most famous people and one of the most notable events of the early 20th century.
Paula Gieseke, an art teacher at Christian County High School, painted two large pieces on a downtown building that was originally part of the Ellis Ice and Coal Co. plant.
The office was represented among several witnesses at the legislature’s Interim Joint Natural Resources and Energy Committee, which was discussing the implications of new federal rules requiring coal-fired power plants.
