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Creation Date
1980
Description
In the years before the Depression there was a thriving business and professional black community in Bowling Green. . . .
The black community, Jonesville, on Russellville Road, had three churches.
"Most of the homeowners were older," Mrs. [Maereeth Kurykendall] Whitlow recalled. "It was a real neighborhood. We had our own ball games. I taught Sunday School and often had 40 or 50 children in class. Then Western needed room to expand and the area was cleared. The people were told they could come back, buy lots and build homes. It ddidn't work out that way. One lady who was relocated then will probably be moved again to make way for progress. Some of the black downtown businesses were bought out, others lost their places during the Depression. Dr. Jones and Miss Butler stayed longer than others. Dr. Jones' home still stands on State Street, for awhile Pen & Paper Inc. was in it."
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Keywords
Western Kentucky University, Jonesville