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Pralltown. Pralltown is an African-American neighborhood located in Lexington, Kentucky that was established between 1868 - 1877. It is considered the oldest subdivision in Lexington. [18] It was established by lawyer and state legislator John Andrew Prall. [19][20] The community was said to be formed by Colonel John Andrew Prall, who founded ...
In 1784, Kentucky was estimated to have 4,000 Blacks. In 1790, the black population grew to 16% with 11,830 slaves and 114 freemen. Then in 1800, the population was up to 19% with 41,084 black residents. The freeman population also increased to 741 people within that decade.
Bobtown, also known as Joe Lick, is a rural hamlet near Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States. [ 1] Founded in 1769, since the mid-19th century it has historically been a predominantly African-American community. [ 2][ 3] It is located 12 miles south of Richmond, Kentucky, and roughly 5 miles northeast of the city center of Berea ...
One hundred and four years ago this month, on Oct. 31, 1919, a white mob in Corbin, Ky., rounded up approximately 200 Black people, drove them onto boxcars, and sent them to Knoxville, Tenn. The ...
Map of Kentucky (Cumberland County in red) The Coe Ridge Colony was founded by Ezekiel (who went by Zeke on occasion) and Patsy Ann Coe in 1866. [1] After the January 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavery in secessionist Confederate states, and the December 1865 ratification of the 13th Amendment, [2] [3] many ex-slaves struggled to find ways to support themselves and their families.
Coordinates: 38°16′09″N 85°31′09″W / 38.2692°N 85.5191°W / 38.2692; -85.5191. Named for. Alfred Berry (settler) Location. Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. Berrytown is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States, which has historically been a predominantly African-American community.
Kinkeadtown. Coordinates: 38°02′55″N. 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 ...
09000007. The Black Bottom Historic District is a historic African American community located in Russellville, Kentucky. [ 1] It is bounded by E. 5th and 7th Sts., Bowling Green Rd. and Morgan St. [ 2] Civil rights activist Charles Neblett worked in the neighborhood. [ 3]