West Louisville History Tours

05/18/2026

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05/06/2026

The West Louisville History Tour in collaboration with the Presbyterian Church USA (https://pcusa.org) will host two (2) tours for its youth volunteers to learn about the local community and community engagement strategies.

YOUTH TOUR OBJECTIVES:

(1) ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOOD & HISTORICAL AWARENESS.
Youth will gain knowledge on local history and community and how leaders and residents advance equity and justice - past and present.

(2) IMPROVE CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING.
Youth gain insight into how people (race, nationality, gender), places, economics, and policy intersect, building empathy and critical thinking skills.

(3) ADVANCE CIVIC EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT.
Exposure to civic education, grassroots organizing efforts, neighborhood associations, and local initiatives inspires youth to get involved.

04/22/2026

04/01/2026

1739 Rowan Street
The corner of 18th & Rowan Street

04/01/2026

21st & Market st. facing west

04/01/2026

Portland Museum, 2308 Portland Avenue

03/24/2026

In 1954 a man boldly challenged racial segregation by buying a house for Andrew and Charlotte Wade, a Black couple blocked from purchasing in an all-white neighborhood in Louisville. After the house was attacked with rocks, gunshots, a burning cross, and even a bomb under the child’s bedroom, he was charged with sedition for supposedly plotting a race war.

Convicted in December 1954, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison, served seven months, and released on a $40,000 bond – the highest in Kentucky at the time. Despite the conviction later being overturned, the ordeal cost him his job and marked his life. He continued his activism until his death from a heart attack in 1975.

03/23/2026

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