- by Jennifer P. Brown
Thornton Wilder's play "Our Town" is the featured work for Hopkinsville's sixth Big Read.
Theodore Roosevelt “Ted” Poston was born on July 4, 1906, in Hopkinsville. He was a graduate of Attucks High School and Tennessee A&I State College. Commonly referred to as the Dean of Black Journalists, Poston wrote for the New York Post, covering major civil rights stories of his era. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1949.
