Fairgrounds

ID: 1319
This file appears in: Lexington Colored Fair Association

Annual fairs were a particularly popular form of entertainment in the 19th and 20th centuries. Shown in this postcard is the Frankfort fairground. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Lexington Colored Fair Association

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker # 1961 notes the importance of the Lexington Colored Fair Association, which highlighted the achievements of African Americans to society in the years following emancipation. Most…