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