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The Fouses of Lexington, Ky. were actively involved in the education of blacks in the area.

William Henry Fouse, the first black graduate of Otterbein College, was principal of Dunbar High School and was interested in the history of blacks in Kentucky. He served as president of the Kentucky Negro Education Association. Elizabeth Beatrice Cooke Fouse, his wife, was also involved in improving the state of blacks through her activities in the National Association of Colored Women, the Kentucky Association of Colored Women, of which she was president, the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, which she founded in 1920, the Baptist Church, and the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

From the description of Fouse family papers, 1914-1951. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 15466511

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associatedWith Dunbar High School (Lexington, Ky.) corporateBody
associatedWith First Baptist Church (Lexington, Ky.) corporateBody
associatedWith Fouse, Elizabeth Beatrice Cooke, 1875-1952. person
associatedWith Fouse, William Henry, 1868- person
associatedWith Hughes, Henry. person
associatedWith Kentucky Association of Colored Women. corporateBody
associatedWith National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Kentucky--Lexington
Lexington (Ky.)
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African Americans
African Americans
High school principals
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Educators
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Active 1914

Active 1951

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