Cherokee State Historic Park

In the next installment of its Evenings Upstairs series, the McCracken County Public Library hosts Murray State history professor Dr. Brian Clardy presenting "Segregation in Public Accommodation: A Focus on Cherokee Historic State Park." WKMS Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to Clardy ahead of the presentation discussing the legacy of segregation in the United States.

A new trail connects what was once Kentucky’s only state park for African Americans to Kenlake State Resort Park. The Kentucky Department of Parks announced the opening of the two-mile trail in Marshall County in a release Monday.