Louisville African American YMCA

ID: 1317
This file appears in: Knights of Pythias Temple

This 1908 postcard shows the African American YMCA in Louisville. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

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…