Received this tidbit from reader John Lovell after the Madison Central Indians defeated Lexington Catholic to win the school’s fourth 11th Region title last weekend at Eastern Kentucky’s McBrayer Arena.
“Ken-Jah Bosley is the grandson of the first African-American to play basketball on an integrated high school team in Richmond. Kenard Bosley was a junior in 1956-57 when the Richmond City Schools implemented an integration program (two years after the Brown decision). Kenard had been a member of the basketball team at segregated Richmond high (the Ramblers) through his sophomore year. He played for Zeb Blankenship at Madison-Model in 1956-57. [...] Continue Reading…