Louisville’s Fresh Air Camp offered people from the inner city a chance to get out into the country and get fresh air.
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This Month in History | A closer look at Louisville Fresh Air Camps Sunday, Jul 18 2021
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‘If I ride it, I hope it erases the memories’: Historic Fontaine Ferry Carousel could return to Louisville Friday, Jul 9 2021
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Fontaine Ferry did not allow Black people inside its park until 1964. Ed White, a little boy at the time, was forced to watch the fun through a fence.
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Louisville WWII veteran shares special moment with Butler students in DC Monday, Jul 5 2021
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The students got to check out monuments and memorials as well as meet a man who lived through what they learn about in history books.
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What is the history of Juneteenth, our newest federal holiday? Saturday, Jun 19 2021
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Juneteenth does celebrate an end to slavery, but the day we celebrate it is the anniversary of a specific event in Texas.
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‘More than just music’ | West Louisville Boys Choir weaves community connection spanning generations Thursday, Jun 17 2021
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McDaniel Bluitt's program serves as an avenue for children to showcase their talent and to be engaged in the community in a positive way.
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Kentucky Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor to be laid to rest in July Wednesday, Jun 16 2021
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Navy Seaman 2nd Class Floyd D. Helton, of Somerset, was accounted for in April. He will be buried in July.
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Celebrating Juneteenth: How the holiday celebrating the end of slavery began Sunday, Jun 13 2021
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It’s the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery. Here’s what you need to know of the day’s origins and its impact in the Black community.
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LIST | Events to celebrate Juneteenth in Kentuckiana Saturday, Jun 12 2021
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Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the US. News of the Emancipation Proclamation reached slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865.
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The Greatest of All Time: Remembering Muhammad Ali on the fifth anniversary of his death Thursday, Jun 3 2021
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Ali's caregiver shares fond memories of the champ.
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He was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. It took 79 years for the Kentucky sailor to be laid to rest Thursday, Jun 3 2021
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Shelby Treadway, of Manchester, Kentucky, died in the attack on Dec. 7, 1941, while aboard the USS Oklahoma.
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