“An Act to Prohibit White and Colored Persons from Attending the Same School” was introduced in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1904 by Breathitt County Representative Carl Day. The intent of the legislation (which became known as the Day Law) was simple and sinister; it would prohibit interracial education in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Continue reading Berea College and the Day Law →
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Remembering William Ronald Ballew, Re-integration Pioneer
Bereans mourn the passing of William Ronald Ballew, one of the first two African American students to “re-integrate” Berea in the post-Day Law era. His funeral service is today, September 30, 2014, in Riverside California. Continue reading Remembering William Ronald Ballew, Re-integration Pioneer →
Berea College Celebrates the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Software expert James Rucker will present “The Color of Change: What the Efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Have Taught Us” during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation on January 16 at 3 p.m. in Phelps Stokes Auditorium. Continue reading Berea College Celebrates the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. →