Louisville honors pioneering Black educator Henrietta Helm with downtown mural

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville educator’s legacy is being revived.

Henrietta Helm was born in 1865, the last year slavery was legal in the United States.

A 50-foot mural of Helm is showcased on the side of the Republic Building on West Muhammad Ali Boulevard after artists Darius Dennis and Jared Diaz restored over the weekend…

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