Grandstand at Keeneland, 1941

Grandstand at Keeneland, 1941

Photography of horse sports

Segregated grandstand at Keeneland in 1941. Under segregation laws in the state of Kentucky, public facilities including racetracks were required to provide separate communal areas for people of color. It was not until the 1966 Kentucky Civil Rights Act that public spaces became desegregated in the state.

1941

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black and white photograph

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black and white photographic print