BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At the Kentucky Museum on the campus of Western Kentucky University, Dr. Tiffany Momon visited to give a small presentation on her research.
Momon coming to town was a part of the America 250 campaign, a nonprofit initiative to help celebrate America’s 250th year. Momon’s presentation was on Black craftspeople, particularly those enslaved through the 18th and 19th century.
Momon, a historian, told News 40 that it’s important to celebrate and discuss black craftspeople “because why not? We’re defined by the stories we tell but also the ones we don’t…”
You can visit http://WKU.edu/kentuckymuseum for an event schedule where the museum hopes to have events every semester leading up to July 4, 2026.