Jesse Alexander: Leader in the YMCA and Inducted into the National Black Achievers Hall of Fame by the YMCA from Somerset, Kentucky
The son of Reella (Lackey) Alexander (1901-1977) and Jesse Wilson Alexander (1894-1984), Jesse Nelson Alexander, Jr. was born in Somerset, Kentucky on August 19, 1928. At the age of 16 […]
Obituaries Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Free Frank McWorter: From Slave to Wealthy Free Black Man from Pulaski County, Kentucky
A History of Blacks in Kentucky: From Slavery to Segregation, 1760-1891
Description A History of Blacks in Kentucky traces the role of blacks from the early exploration and settlement of Kentucky to 1891, when African Americans gained freedom only to be […]
Obituaries Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Railroad Strike and Riot in Somerset March 1911
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Robert E. Milligan: First Black Kentucky State Police Captain from Somerset, Kentucky
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