Many African American prisoners joined the Christian Endeavor group at the Kentucky penitentiary in Frankfort, circa 1900. Photo by E. Carl Wolff. KHS Collections.
It was not until 1882 that African Americans were allowed to serve on juries in Kentucky. This occurred with an act approved on January 26, 1882, “to amend chapter 62 of the General Statutes, by striking out the word ‘white’ in articles 1 and 3, prescribing qualifications of grand and petit juries.”
Many African American prisoners joined the Christian Endeavor group at the Kentucky penitentiary in Frankfort, circa 1900. Photo by E. Carl Wolff. KHS Collections.
