Kennedy, Raymond "Ray"
(born: 1913 - died: 1997)Raymond "Ray" Kennedy, a horseman, was probably born in Bryantsville, KY. He is the older brother of John "Jay" Kennedy. The family moved to New Kensington/Greensburg, Pennsylvania after the brothers' father died. The Kennedy brothers became well-known horsemen.
There were many other African American horsemen such as those who were featured in the American Saddlebred Museum 2007 exhibit - Out of the Shadows: Bringing to Light Black Horsemen in Saddlebred History.
Additional information provided by Jayne Kennedy-Ellis, niece of Raymond Kennedy.
For more information on the Black Horsemen, see the DVD, Out of the Shadows, winner of a Silver Telly at the 28th Annual Telly Awards, available at the American Saddlebred Museum; and the NKAA entry on Black Horsemen.