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Columbia (KY) Temperance Society

Columbia Temperance Society in Adair County, KY, was probably the first white temperance society in Kentucky to have an African American member. The organization was formed in 1839 at the Baptist Church. In 1840, there were 139 members of which 44 were women, one of whom was a slave. Columbia was the first Kentucky town to prohibit the sale of alcohol. For more see Mythic Land Apart, by J. D. Smith and T. H. Appleton; and V. Kolbenschlag, 1839 entry in "Walking tour of Columbia," Columbia Magazine, issue 13 [available online].

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Alcohol

Kentucky County & Region

Read about Adair County, Kentucky in Wikipedia.

Kentucky Place (Town or City)

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NKAA Source:

A Mythic land apart : reassessing Southerners and their history

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“Columbia (KY) Temperance Society,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed March 27, 2023, http://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2269.

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