Berea should again be a leader, enact fairness law
The nation has begun commemorating a series of 50th anniversary milestones from the civil rights movement. Looking back, it is hard to imagine an America where citizens could be denied a job, a home or...
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Berea College archive preserves the sounds of Appalachia
Renfro Valley radio show cast at the old barn stage in the early 1950s. Left to right are Ray Sosbyee, Linda Lou Martin, Claude Sweet and Glenn Pennington. Photo courtesy Berea College Special...
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Black History Month founder was also an Appalachian coal miner
For several years, I have written a series of columns each February about little-known aspects of the history of Kentucky citizens of African descent. So it seemed fitting to begin this year’s series...
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50 years later, Berea alumni say Selma march changed their lives
Berea College student Mike Clark took these photos as one of 58 students and faculty to join the Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights march in 1965. The students carried a banner and signs with the...
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