Limerick in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Louisville Municipal College

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

1. Louisville Municipal College Marker (side A)

Inscription. Located on original site of Simmons University and Bible Collège, a black institution. Opened Feb. 9, 1931, as the segregated branch of University of Louisville in response to black political activism. It was third municipally supported college for blacks in the U.S., offering liberal arts and pre-professional programs.

University of Louisville trustees voted to desegregate university in April 1950, closing Louisville Municipal College in 1951. One faculty member, Dr. Charles H. Parrish, Jr., son of president of Simmons University, joined U. of L. as first black faculty member of a white university in the South.
Presented by Louisville and Jefferson County
African American Heritage Committee, Inc.

Erected 1998 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2020.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 9, 1931.

Location. 38° 14.379′ N, 85° 45.913′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Limerick. Marker is on West Kentucky Street west

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of South 7th Street (Kentucky Route 1931), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1018 S 7th St, Louisville KY 40203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Simmons University (within shouting distance of this marker); Noted School Site (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bayly-Schroering House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memorial Auditorium / Performers at Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thierman Apartments (approx. 0.3 miles away); Immanuel Baptist Church / First Christian-Lampton Baptist (approx. 0.4 miles away); Presentation Academy (approx. 0.4 miles away); Columbia Gym (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Also see . . .
1. Louisville Municipal College. Learn more about the history of Louisville Municipal College (LMC) an extraordinary higher education institution and symbol of Black pride; its outstanding faculty, administrators and students; as well as the leaders it produced. (University of Louisville) (Submitted on August 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Dr. Charles H. Parrish, Jr. He was the chair of the Department of Sociology from 1959-1964 and was the University of Louisville's first Black educator. (University of Louisville) (Submitted on August 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Louisville Municipal College Marker (side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

2. Louisville Municipal College Marker (side B)

Louisville Municipal College Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

3. Louisville Municipal College Marker

Marker is behind the current Simmons College of Kentucky building.

Louisville Municipal College image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of University of Louisville, Archives & Special Collections

4. Louisville Municipal College

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.