Two Horses, Two Races: The Civil Rights Movement Goes To The Kentucky Derby

by David Hill Every year for the past 55 years during the week leading up to the Kentucky Derby, Louisville has hosted one of the nation’s largest parades, the Pegasus Parade. Every year but one. In 1967, the parade and all the other traditional “Derby Week” events were cancelled. That year, instead of the usual festival … Continue reading Two Horses, Two Races: The Civil Rights Movement Goes To The Kentucky Derby