The Kentucky Derby's forgotten Black past Thomas Kelley/Alamy The Kentucky Derby's forgotten Black past In the latter half of the 19th Century, African Americans were considered some of the best horsemen in the world, a fact that has long since been forgotten or erased. Lewis was far from alone: 12 of the 15 jockeys at the first Kentucky Derby were …
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