Louisville African American YMCA

ID: 1316
This file appears in: Knights of Pythias Temple
Louisville African American YMCA

The Louisville African American YMCA was in this building before moving to the Knights of Pythias building in 1935. Courtesy of the University of Louisville.

This file appears in: Knights of Pythias Temple

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1662 notes the Louisville location of the Knights of Pythias Temple. Although many fraternal organizations predated the Civil War, most African Americans were not allowed to form separate chapters of these benevolent societies…