Page 10 – During Reconstruction, African American parents held statewide conventions in Lexington (1867) and Louisville (1869) to petition for public schools. The Kentucky General Assembly created a s..
Page 10 – During Reconstruction, African American parents held statewide conventions in Lexington (1867) and Louisville (1869) to petition for public schools. The Kentucky General Assembly created a separate system of common schools for black students in 1874, under Rev. Daniel Stevenson’s tenure as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Kentucky.