Historic RussellvilleWEST KY AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER
three museums, a research center and archival storage
in the heart of a National Register District that tells
the story of 160 years of African American history
three museums, a research center and archival storage
in the heart of a National Register District that tells
the story of 160 years of African American history
The oldest brick house in Russellville (circa 1810) - host of changing museum exhibits
An 1875 home built by Solomon Cooksey, a former slave who bought his
freedom before the Civil War - currently hosting an exhibit memorializing
the last lynchings that occurred in Logan County
The 1940's shotgun style home of the Payne and Dunnagan families,
current exhibit featuring memories of the Knob City School and the
students and teachers when Russellville had segregated schools
