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)
Located on original site of Simmons University and Bible Collθge, 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.
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. It is on West Kentucky Street west
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Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
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); Seelbach-Parrish House (approx. 0.2 miles away); 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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.
Also see . . .
1. Louisville Municipal College History: LMC History. University of Louisville website entry (Submitted on August 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
2. Louisville Municipal College Marker (side B)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
3. Louisville Municipal College Marker
Marker is behind the current Simmons College of Kentucky building.
Courtesy of University of Louisville, Archives & Special Collections
4. Louisville Municipal College
Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 402 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
