Black History

The Hopkinsville civil rights attorney, his family and their allies were responsible for creating the commission in 1963.

The final installment of our Black History Month series features Claybron Merriweather, a lawyer, painter and poet from Hopkinsville.

Led by legendary coach William Falls, the Wolves of Attucks High School won the state championship for Black schools in 1947 and '57.

The U.S. Navy enlisted at least 10 Black men from Christian County during the Civil War. They ranged in age from 14 to 40.

Twenty-five formerly enslaved residents of the county were featured in newspaper profiles published in 1934. Museum director Alissa Keller looks at their biographies through a new lens.

A record number of students joined the march and then participated in a program at the community college.

Twenty-three years after the book was published, bell hooks' "All About Love" has remained on the New York Times Best Sellers list for 56 weeks.

Lynch's term in office came 50 years after another Black leader couldn't garner enough support to advance from city council to the mayor's office.

The clergyman, whose example inspired the establishment of a crisis relief agency, endured many hardships as he worked to become a priest while leading a new church.

The Commission on Racial Healing for the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky is sponsoring the service Saturday, Oct. 15, at Grace Episcopal Church.

The unveiling occurred on the 70th anniversary of her birth in Hopkinsville as Gloria Jean Watkins.

"Memories offer us a world where there is no death, where we are sustained by rituals of regard and recollection," bell hooks wrote in "Belonging: A Culture of Place"