IN OUR ELDERS’ FOOTPRINTS

Gifted to the city of Louisville by the (Un)Known Project, the In Our Elders’ Footprints Public Art Installation was officially unveiled on the Louisville River walk between 9th and 10th streets. The footprints include civil rights leaders, artists, activists and educators, and “honors and commemorates Black Louisville elders who have impacted the community” says the (Un)Known Project. Many gathered for the unveiling of the project which included footprints from civil rights activist Mattie Jones, the first African American scientist at Brown Forman Elmer Lucille Allen, artist Ed Hamilton, Rev. Dr. Charles Elliott, Senator Gerald Neal and many more. The unveiling event was supported by the Juneteenth Jubilee Committee.