Author Bernadette Rule will discuss her latest book, The Arithmetic of Color, at the next meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Graves County Public Library in Mayfield. The meeting is free and open to the public. The Arithmetic of Color is the biography of Tom Johnson, a Graves County man of mixed race who lived from 1871 to 1929. Based on a true story meticulously researched, the book is written as a novel because of its dramatic character. Johnson’s life is at the center of the American experience, including poverty, middle…
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The Jackson Purchase Historical Society (JPHS) and the Paducah Historical Preservation Group (PHPG) are partnering to offer a special tour of the Helen LaFrance Collection. The PHPG recently acquired a significant number of LaFrance’s paintings as part of its effort to preserve African American history and culture in the Jackson Purchase. JPHS wants its members and others who support its mission, as well as the many historical organizations in western Kentucky, to have an opportunity to view this impressive collection. PHPG wants to share this treasure with the region. The collection is currently housed at the Paducah School of Art…