Green Pinckney Russell (1861/1863–1939),[2][1] was an American teacher, principal, school district supervisor, and college president. He was the first licensed African-American teacher in Lexington, Kentucky.[3] Russell was the first "Supervisor of Negro Schools" in Lexington, and he served two-terms as president of Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons (now Kentucky State University).
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| Born | December 25, 1861 Logan County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | October 18, 1936 (aged 74) |
| Burial place | Cove Haven Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Berea College Wilberforce University |
| Occupation(s) | College president, school district supervisor, principal, teacher |
| Known for | Former two-term president of Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons |
| Spouse | Lida E. Willis[1] |
| Children | 2[1] |
Biography
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Green Pinckney Russell was born on December 25 in either 1861 or 1863 in Logan County, Kentucky.[2][1] He attended public schools in Russellville, Kentucky,[1] and went on to graduate from Berea College (1885), and Wilberforce University (1913).[3]
He was the principal of "Colored School No. 1." (later known as Russell School) in Lexington, Kentucky.[1] In 1895, Colored School No. 1, was renamed the Russell School by the mayor H. C. Duncan of Lexington.[4]
Russell was the first "Supervisor of Negro Schools" in Lexington from 1896 to 1912.[3] He was twice president of Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons (now Kentucky State University) from 1912 to 1923, and from 1924 to 1929.[5][6][7]
Russell lived in Frankfort, Kentucky, for many years.[1] He died on October 18, 1936, in Waukegan, Illinois, and is buried at Cove Haven Cemetery (formerly Greenwood Cemetery) in Lexington.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Mather, Frank Lincoln (1915). Who's Who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent; Vol. 1. p. 236.
- ^ a b Hardin, John A. (1995). "Green Pinckney Russell of Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons". Journal of Black Studies. 25 (5): 610–621. doi:10.1177/002193479502500506. ISSN 0021-9347. JSTOR 2784634. S2CID 143448048.
- ^ a b c "Russell, Green Pinckney". Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (NKAA), University of Kentucky Libraries, University of Kentucky.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russell School". National Park Service. April 5, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2023. With accompanying pictures
- ^ Ohles, John F.; Ohles, Shirley M. (1986). Public Colleges and Universities. Greenwood Press. p. 313. ISBN 978-0-313-23257-2.
- ^ Hardin, John A. (April 1, 2021). The Pursuit of Excellence: Kentucky State University, 1886-2020. IAP. pp. 18–19. ISBN 978-1-64802-395-8.
- ^ A History of Blacks in Kentucky: In pursuit of equality, 1890-1980. University Press of Kentucky. January 1, 1992. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-0-916968-21-2.
- ^ Smith, Gerald L.; McDaniel, Karen Cotton; Hardin, John A. (August 28, 2015). The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 1027–1028. ISBN 978-0-8131-6067-2.
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