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Who knew?? πŸ‡πŸ½πŸ‡πŸ½πŸ‡πŸ½ That’s why we continue to #TeachThemWhereWeCanReachThem #blackhistory #blackhistoryisamericanhistory sallymcmullin 🀎 β€˜BLACK HISTORY We Should All Know’ πŸ‘‰πŸΎOLIVER LEWIS won the first KENTUCKY DERBY (May 1875) πŸ‘‰πŸΎ He rode ARISTIDES which was trained by a Black horse trainer ANSEL WILLIAMSON πŸ‘‰πŸΎ13 of the 15 jockeys were Black πŸ‘‰πŸΎ15 of the first 28 Kentucky Derby Races were won by BLACK JOCKEYS πŸ‘‰πŸΎ Oliver was born December 1856 πŸ‘‰πŸΎ sources: KET YouTube + Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture + Kentucky.gov + Kentucky Derby YouTube + BBC πŸ“Έ Kentake + Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture + Painting by Ed Troye / Virginia Museum of Fine Arts via African American Horse Stories (Ansel Williamson) #BlackHistory #BlackStories #BlackFirsts #OliverLewis #AnselWilliamson #KentuckyDerby #Aristides #KYDerby

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