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Clardy receives regional history award

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The Jackson Purchase Historical Society announced that Brian K. Clardy, Associate Professor of History at Murray State University, has received the Dr. Lonnie E. Maness Award.... Read More

Kentucky KCC speaks out on Breonna Taylor

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From the Faith Leaders of the Kentucky Council of Churches With so many others in the Commonwealth today we stand in solidarity with those feeling the frustration and outrage.... Read More

Freedmen's School at Columbus KY- teaching former slaves

Aug 04, 2020 at 11:41 am by admin

After the Confederates left Columbus, KY, it became an important Union Army and Navy supply depot. It also became a refugee center for former slaves among which was raised the.... Read More

Hope and healing on a courthouse lawn

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(Clinton, KY - August 20, 2017) - The scene could have been a setting for a scene in a John Grisham novel. On a hot and humid night in mid August, rows of white folding chairs.... Read More

The Subtle Art of Racism

Mar 13, 2015 at 10:45 am by admin

When I ask my college students about racism and discrimination, they often respond with blank stares. One student said, "Our generation doesn't care about that, that's somethi.... Read More

Advice to Rand Paul - Read a book

May 26, 2010 at 11:29 am by admin

Letter   May 26, 2010 Rand Paul and Kentucky libertarians might consider reading John Howard Griffin's 1961 book, "Black Like Me." Griffin, a native.... Read More

Martin Luther King Day - Marching and Remembering

Jan 22, 2009 at 04:39 pm by admin

We made it to the Martin Luther King March on Monday. About 40 folks showed up at little Moore's Chapel AME Church and the strung out parade walked the broken sidewalks south.... Read More