Work continues in Hazard to establish a brick and mortar home for the Southeast Kentucky African American Museum and Cultural Center. The organization began in 2020 and currently has an online presence through a website and social media. Center Executive Director Emily Hudson says a critical moment came when a black man from Philadelphia, helping with flood recovery, asked where African American communities are in southeast Kentucky.
“He said I won’t believe that black people live here until I see the evidence. And so, that is what we’re trying to do…bring that evidence to the forefront that says we were here we are here,” said Hudson.
