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

African American Boxers in Kentucky, Photographs

Within the John C. Wyatt Lexington Herald-Leader Collection are photographs of many competitive African American boxers who participated in the Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY) Golden Gloves tournaments, including Pierre Jackson and other Kentucky State University boxers.

The photographs are of the late 1940s-1950 tournaments and include 460 images from the Golden Gloves series, 1948-1950 and around 100 other Golden Gloves-related photos through the 1950s. Many of these images are of African American boxers.

Contact the Special Collections Research Center at (859) 257-8611 for an appointment to view the collection, for copies of the photographs and copyright information, or to learn more about the photographic collection.

Subject

Boxers, Boxing

Photographers, Photographs

External Digital Object Link

See 1950 Golden Gloves Tourney photo image in UKnowledge. The image comes from the John C. Wyatt Collection at the University of Kentucky Special Collections

Kentucky County & Region

Read about Fayette County, Kentucky in Wikipedia.

Kentucky Place (Town or City)

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Item Relations

Cited in this Entry

NKAA Entry: John C. Wyatt Lexington Herald-Leader Collection

NKAA Entry: Jackson, Pierre W. "Red"

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Cite This NKAA Entry:

“African American Boxers in Kentucky, Photographs,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed September 8, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/1539.

Last modified: 2021-05-07 17:15:42