Louisville, KY

Muhammad Ali Center
DESCRIPTION: Museum and education center based on the life and ideals of its founder, Muhammad Ali

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Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
DESCRIPTION: Opened March 2010 with the Tutankhamun exhibit, there may be no more fitting location for African-American history in Kentucky than the cluster of buildings at Muhammad Ali Boulevard and 18th Street; beginning in the 1870's, the site of the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage was an essential part of the development of Louisville's public transportation -- for decades the city's streetcars and buses, were repaired and stored here where Black and White men often worked side by side; In Louisville, as in other American cities, streetcars played a pivotal role in early demonstrations against racial discrimination; the complex also sits in the heart of the Historically Black "Russell District" named for Harvey Clarence Russell, a distinguished Black educator who lived here in the 1920's; major exhibits are One More River to Cross; Life, Liberty and Property; A Nation Divided - Kentucky Divided; Visions of a Golden Shore; Rebirth of a Nation: Shattered Promises; Tides of Prosperity; River of Resistance; Still, One More River to Cross; Triumph Gallery

ADMISSION: Adults $5, Students w/ID and Age 65+ $3

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Fri 9a-5p, Tue-Sat 10-5p when they have major exhibits

ADDRESS: 1701 West Muhammad Ali Blvd  MAP

PARKING: on premises and street

PHONE: 502-583-4100

WEBSITE: http://www.kcaah.com

Simmons Bible College
DESCRIPTION: An HBCU; this institute for the higher education of young African American men was established in 1879 in Frankfort, due to financial problems, the school moved to Eighteenth and Dumesnil Streets in 1931; the campus was purchased by the University of Louisville to serve as the home of the Municipal College for Negroes until 1951, and it is now owned by the St. Stephen Baptist Church

ADMISSION: TBD

DAYS & HOURS: TBD

ADDRESS: 1811 Dumesnil Street  MAP

PARKING: on premises

PHONE: 502-776-1443

WEBSITE: http://www.sbcollege.edu

Juneteenth Legacy Theatre
DESCRIPTION: Kentucky’s only professional African American theatre company was founded by Lorna Littleway; each June they present the "Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays" hosted by Actor’s Theatre, which celebrates African American independence and the legacy of that experience through a series of staged readings by emerging and established playwrights over three weekends; the Jamboree also features new plays by Kentucky writers, staged readings by emerging and established playwrights, and DARASA--Swahili for "celebration"--a traditional Juneteenth feast; Actors Theatre

ADMISSION: varies by performance

DAYS & HOURS: varies by venue

ADDRESS: 316 West Main Street  MAP

PHONE: 502-636-4200

WEBSITE: http://www.juneteenthlegacytheatre.com