Graduation Class

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This file appears in: Kentucky State University
Graduation Class

President Atwood is shown with a group of graduating students in this 1931 photograph. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Kentucky State University

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1752 in Frankfort notes the 1886 founding of the only public Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in Kentucky. Before 1887, African American students had little choice in their college education if they wanted to…