Louisville Gets Its Soul Music Memorialized in Sounds of Derbytown
"Soulful Sounds of Derbytown" Book is Released
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"Soulful Sounds of Derbytown" Book is Released
Black people have made history in Louisville for more than 200 years - from its founding, through the Civil Rights Movement to 2020's protests.
SHARE LOUISVILLE, Ky. — “Since the escalation of racial tensions is one of the major problems facing our country today, it is most urgent that history books contribute to understanding between races.” In 1971, that line appeared in the introduction to “Kentucky’s Black Heritage,” a book published by the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights (KCHR) to help teachers educate their students on the long tradition and vast contributions of Black Kentuckians. What You Need To Know “Kentucky’s Black Heritage” was published in 1971 The book was an attempt to spread knowledge of Black ...