On this episode of Kentucky Life, host Chip Polston visits the Cove Haven Cemetery, which has served the Black community of Central Kentucky since 1907; explores the rich history of Huntertown, established in 1871 as an African American free town in Versailles; talks with musician Julia Perry and learns about her association with the Lexington Philharmonic; and stops in at the Western Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library system, which was the first library in the nation staffed by, and intended for, African Americans.

Kentucky Life
KET Saturday, Feb. 18 • 8/7 pm
KET2 Monday, Feb. 20 • 7/6 pm      
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