From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Brown, Josh

(born: 1980)

In 1993, Josh Brown, a 13-year old from Sturgis, KY, became the first African American student to win the Kentucky Education Association President's Spelling Bee in Frankfort, KY. He correctly spelled "jodhpurs" to win the competition. His prize was a $150 savings bond from KERA. Josh was an 8th grader at Union County Middle School.

For more see "Kentucky spelling bee gets 1st black champ," Jet, 7/26/1993, vol. 84, issue 13, p. 22; and C. Carlton, "8th Grader from Sturgis wins state bee 'jodhpurs' good fit on ride to victory," Lexington Herald-Leader, 5/23/1993, City/State section, p. B1.

Subject

Spelling Bees

Kentucky County & Region

Read about Union County, Kentucky in Wikipedia.

Kentucky Place (Town or City)

Read about Sturgis, Kentucky in Wikipedia.

Item Relations

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NKAA Source: Jet (periodical)

NKAA Source: Lexington herald-leader (newspaper)

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“Brown, Josh,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed June 4, 2023, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/1244.

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