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- The staff at ATBHK
- Thomas D. Clark Foundation
- Muhammad Ali Center
- Kentucky State University
- Berea College
- Kentucky Historical Society
- Frazier Kentucky History Museum
- The University Press of Kentucky (UPK)
- Kentucky Department of Education
- The Filson Historical Society
Sample Lesson Plans for KY Educators
Appalachian Folk Music & the African Diaspora
Appalachian Folk Music & the African Diaspora
How has the African Diaspora uniquely influenced the sound and story of Appalachian music?Students investigate the African diaspora by exploring its impact on Appalachian folk music.
Black Appalachian Voices
Black Appalachian Voices
Who can speak for Black Appalachians? Students investigate Black Appalachian identity and the Affrilachian movement.
Black Jockeys & Jim Crow
Black Jockeys & Jim Crow
How did Black jockeys shape Kentucky’s horse racing tradition? Students investigate the historical significance of Black jockeys in Kentucky horse racing, their early dominance and expertise in the sport, and the subsequent marginalization they faced despite their contributions.
Segregation & Sundown Towns in KY
Segregation & Sundown Towns in Kentucky
Students explore different systems of oppression in Jim Crow Kentucky, looking at sundown towns, but also other forms of racial oppression. A sundown town is a municipality or neighborhood in the United States that was or is all-white and practices racial segregation. The term comes from signs that would direct people of color to leave town by sundown. Sundown towns used intimidation, violence, and discriminatory local laws to exclude nonwhites.
Intersectionality & KY's Civil Rights Movement
Intersectionality & Kentucky’s Civil Rights Movement
Students investigate the Civil Rights Movement, in Kentucky and nationally, to consider the extent to which they think sexism/classism may have impacted the state-level movement. Students explore the role of intersectionality in activism, particularly considering how discrimination—or other divisions—can harm cooperation and/or social movements. By applying this analysis to a modern movement, they can consider how to bridge divides in order to foster community across difference.