Three Black Women Firsts in Thoroughbred Horse Racing
On May 17, 1875, ten years after all enslaved Africans were freed by the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Oliver Lewis became the first jockey to win the first-ever Kentucky Derby. Lewis was African…
View PostThree Black Women Firsts in Thoroughbred Horse Racing
On May 17, 1875, ten years after all enslaved Africans were freed by the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Oliver Lewis became the first jockey to win the first-ever Kentucky Derby. Lewis was African…
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