Whitney M. Young, Jr.

ID: 2341
This file appears in: Kentucky State University

Whitney M. Young, a Kentucky State University alumnus, is honored with a statue on the campus. Photograph courtesy of Stuart Sanders.

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…