Lincoln Institute

ID: 1311
This file appears in: Dr. James Bond (1863-1929)

Lincoln Institute in Shelby County, shown here, opened after the Day Law legally segregated public and private educational facilities in Kentucky. Bond served as a fund raiser for Lincoln Institute in its early years. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Dr. James Bond (1863-1929)

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1663 in Louisville notes the achievements of African American educator and leader James Bond. Bond was born into slavery in 1863 on the Anderson County farm of Preston Bond. …