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Louisville, KY, attorney, civil rights leader and Republican candidate Charles W. Anderson, Jr., is the first African American to be elected to the Kentucky legislature. He serves until 1946, and works to pass legislation equalizing teachers’ pay regardless of skin color; outlawing public hanging in Kentucky; and providing state aid for African Americans seeking degrees in higher education out-of-state due to Kentucky’s segregation laws.

The “Day Law” is amended to permit individual institutions to enrol Black students seeking to undertake courses not otherwise available at Kentucky State College. Among several other colleges, Berea College opts to admit Black students.

The “Day Law” becomes illegal under the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which rules that the racial segregation of public schools is unconstitutional.

Following a successful suit brought against Jessamine County Board of Education by a group of African-American students in September 1962, which argued that the county’s school system remained segregated and Black educational facilities were inferior to those of white county schools, Black and white children attend public school together for the first time in Jessamine County history.

Freedom March on Frankfort, KY. 10,000 people, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., and other civil rights leaders, march in peaceful protest against the Kentucky legislature’s failure to support a bill for the removal of racial barriers in public accommodations.

The National Civil Rights Act is passed into public law and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Kentucky Governor Ned Breathitt signs the State’s Civil Rights Act. It is recognized by Martin Luther King, Jr., as “the strongest and most important comprehensive civil-rights bill passed by a southern state.” It ends racial discrimination in public places throughout the state, and, on the recommendation of Republican Representative Jesse Warders, the only Black member of the General Assembly, repeals dead-letter segregation laws including the “Day Law.”

Between 1972 and 1977, Father Ralph Beiting of the Christian Appalachian Project works to revitalize the Camp Nelson area into an historic tourist destination. His efforts include the transformation of an old distillery building into a space to exhibit research carried out at the National Archives, and the installation of a ski lift to connect the area with Fort Bramlett. The project is abandoned following severe storms and consequent flooding.

Following a campaign led by Mae Street Kidd, Kentucky General Assembly ratifies the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, a century after they became law.

After planned highway construction raises local concern for the former Camp Nelson grounds, Kentucky Heritage Council award Jessamine County Fiscal Court a grant to produce a preservation management plan for the site. The Camp Nelson Restoration and Preservation Foundation.

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