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 African Americans from the early exploration and settlement of Kentucky to 1891, when African Americans gained freedom only to […]
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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Louis Garrett: Pulaski County Business Owner and Buffalo Soldier
/*! elementor – v3.19.0 – 05-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Louis Daniel Garrett was born on April 11, 1921 in Somerset, Kentucky. Garrett graduated as salutatorian of his […]