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Black plaque № 46471

Louisville, KY, United States

Louisville Cemetery. Original 31 acres incorporated Mar. 23, 1886, by prominent black citizens Bishop W. H. Miles, H. C. Weeden, J. Meriwether, A. J. Bibb, W. P. Churchill, William H. Gibson, Sr., and Felix Johnson. Buried here are Dr. Robert B. Scott, cofounder of Louisville Red Cross Hospital; edu

cator Atwood S. Wilson; blues guitarist Sylvester Weaver; and community activist Bessie Allen. (Reverse) William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933) - Born a slave in Woodford County, jockey William "Uncle Bill"

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