From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)
Hinnant, Ollen B., II
(born: 1931 - died: 2016)Ollen B. Hinnant, II was born in Lexington, KY. In 1955 he was the first African American graduate of the University of Kentucky Law School, and in 1997 he was the first to be inducted into the school's Alumni Hall of Fame. He was the first African American lawyer for the State Farm Insurance firm in Montclair, NJ. Edmonds Street in Lexington, KY, is named for his grandfather, Rubin Edmonds. The Ollen B. Hinnant II Scholarship was established at the UK College of Law in 2015. For more see M. Davis, "He's Proof that Kids Can Turn Out Fine," Lexington Herald-Leader, 09/23/2001.