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Lexington (March 17, 1850 – July 1, 1875) was a United States Thoroughbred race horse who won six of his seven race starts. Perhaps his greatest fame, however, came as the most successful sire of the second half of the nineteenth century; he was the leading sire in North America 16 times, and broodmare sire of many notable racehorses.
OpEd: A new documentary will commemorate that historic event and look at stories of Black excellence in Lexington history. It’s been five years since the Confederate statues moved. What’s next ...
On July 16, 1839, Troye married Corneila Van de Graff of Scott County, Kentucky, and settled in Central Kentucky where he lived for the next 35 years. [1]While living in Kentucky, Troye painted portraits and race horses for the local families in Georgetown, Kentucky.
Preserving Lexington’s first Black suburb. Ann Greene and her husband were living in Winchester more than 60 years ago when they started to look for a place to build a home. They purchased land ...
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On July 11, at a protest rally calling for police accountability and an end to systemic racism, five anti-racism protesters were arrested by the Lexington Police Department (LPD). [26] The event was co-organized by the United Campus Workers of Kentucky, Movement for Black Lives UK, and Cooperation Lexington.
It was built during a time when Black students were barred from attending white schools. Lexington’s Black rural hamlets are fading away. How city is trying to preserve history
Brucetown was an African-American neighborhood located in Lexington, Kentucky that was established in 1865. The community was formed by W. W. Bruce, who parceled and provided the land for his newly freed slaves, which had become employed by him for hemp manufacturing after the Civil War. [6]