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Goodlowtown, also referred to as Goodloetown, or Goodloe, is an African-American neighborhood that was established around 1871. Named after William Cassius Goodloe, the district was the largest of any black residential area in Lexington, Kentucky. [11] A total of 290 African-American families resided in these areas by 1880. [12]
Graves County is a county located on the southwest border of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,649. [1] Its county seat is Mayfield. [2]
Kinkeadtown is a historically African American section of Lexington, Kentucky. It was established near the home of George Blackburn Kinkead (former Secretary of State of Kentucky), several years after the American Civil War. The land was subdivided by Kinkead in 1870 and sold exclusively to African Americans.
The largest African-American community is in Atlanta, Georgia; followed by Washington, DC; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Miami, Florida; [1] [circular reference] and Detroit, Michigan. [2] About 80 percent of the city population is African-American. A quarter of Metro Detroit (Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties) are African-American.
Georgia Davis Powers, first African American Kentucky senator, (1923–2016) Moneta Sleet Jr., first African American Pulitzer Prize winner in photography (1926–1996) [9] Allen Allensworth, chaplain (1842–1914) bell hooks, author, academic, essayist, activist, born in Kentucky and came back to her land (1952–2021).
Pat Scott, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher, was born in Covington. Robert F. Schulkers, writer of children's books, was born in Covington; William Wright Southgate, northern Kentucky Congressman; Dorothy Spencer, film editor, four-time Oscar nominee, was born in Covington. John W. Stevenson, Governor and Senator of Kentucky
The lake, which covers more than 100 acres on the Kentucky-Tennessee line near Middlesboro, is one of the iconic views at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, visible from the popular Pinnacle ...
Pages in category "Populated places in Kentucky established by African Americans" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .