From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)
Mason, Luther
Born in Scott County, KY, Mason was the first African American elected to the Scott County Board of Education, in 1976. He was re-elected in 1980. For more see "16 black school members serving in Kentucky," in 1982 Kentucky Directory of Black Elected Officials, Sixth Report, by the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, p. 33.