The owners of Vansauwa's Tacos and Vegan Eats organized the event to highlight Black food entrepreneurs on a weekend when many African Americans celebrate the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
On the stroll, Keller recounted how local churches nursed wounded Confederate soldiers during the Civil War, "Night Riders" burned three tobacco warehouses in 1907, the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses at six intersections in 1924 and more.
Residents in some western Kentucky communities are planning to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday this Saturday with gatherings featuring local businesses, a voter registration drive and in one case, a protest.
