How Louisville s Central High School and the Lincoln Institute played a role in educating African Americans in Kentucky
During the late 19th century, schools for African Americans were little to nonexistent. Here s how two schools helped shape education. Author: Sherlene M Shanklin, Nelson Reyes (WHAS 11), CJ Daniels, Kristin Pierce Published: 7:13 PM EST February 13, 2021 Updated: 7:13 PM EST February 13, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. If you were African American and wanted to be educated in Louisville during the late 19th century, options were very limited.
According to the Encyclopedia of Louisville,
the city charter of 1870 provided that schools for African American children be established and a committee on schools for African American children was formed.
Brown Forman s first Black chemist Elmer Lucille Allen adds more than math to Louisville s history
Allen broke barriers not only in the whiskey business but in the realm of the arts as well. Author: Sherlene M Shanklin Updated: 7:20 AM EST February 3, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. She’s known for her beautiful works of art, but Elmer Lucille Allen’s knowledge runs deeper.
“I’m an African American young lady – eighty-nine years young. I retired from Brown Forman in 1997 as the first African American chemist
at Brown Forman,” she proudly said.
Allen said, as a chemist, she analyzed raw products that grow into making whiskey, corn rye and malt.