Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Bowling Green, KY
WEBThe majority race in Bowling Green overall is white, making up 74.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 9.6%. There are more white people in the east areas of the city.
Bowling Green, KY Population by Race & Ethnicity - Neilsberg
WEBJul 15, 2024 · Bowling Green, KY has 9,360 Black or African American population as per the estimates from the latest American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Overall 12.93% of the total population (excluding multiracial) in Bowling Green is Black.
Shake Rag natives remember BG’s black history
WEBAug 22, 2022 · BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Over the weekend, people around the Shake Rag community gathered to celebrate and remember the community’s history. Longstanding Bowling Green community members flooded the historic George Washington Carver Center to hear guest speakers pass on memories of the town’s rich black history.
Shake Rag Historic District in Bowling Green, KY | Walking Tour
WEBJan 27, 2023 · Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, and Ike and Tina Turner are among many celebrities who stayed there, Maxine Ray, a local historian dedicated to documenting African American history, told the Bowling Green Daily News.
How Bowling Green’s history of development changed Black communities
WEBApr 6, 2021 · The neighborhood that stood across from Bland’s property, along Kenton Street and Greenwood Alley, was a historically Black area, at one time being entirely Black-owned. “As people began to die out, and some of their homes and other things, it became a rental property,” Bland said.
Black History Makers: Abraham Williams - WBKO
WEBFeb 3, 2021 · BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - During the month of February, we’re celebrating leaders in the Black community. Abraham Williams has been the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Bowling...
Communities - African American Museum
WEBThe Shake Rag and Jonesville communities offered African Americans safe-haven from the rampant segregation and racism that thrived in many other parts of Bowling Green. These communities had their own churches, schools, businesses, grocery stores and an extremely popular nightlife.
Shake Rag - ExploreKYHistory
WEBThe importance of community in Shake Rag provided a haven from the difficulties African Americans faced in a segregated Bowling Green by providing access to doctors, churches, schools, and businesses. This included a hotel to serve black travelers who would have otherwise slept in their cars.
Shake Rag (Bowling Green, KY) · Notable Kentucky African …
WEBThe Shake Rag District of Bowling Green, KY was an African American community with families, schools, businesses, and churches. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The community was settled by former enslaved people, families, and soldiers who had fought for the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War.
Black History Month: The first African American Church in Bowling Green
WEBFeb 25, 2022 · From 1819-1839, black slaves were allowed to join the Bowling Green Baptist Church, but they were not given the same privileges as the church’s white members. During services, black members...
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