Tag: 973.0496073 (African Americans history United States)
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Discover the story of Father William Leroy Lane, the first Black priest in the Diocese of Covington, who served at Our Savior Parish in the 1940s and changed Catholic history in Northern Kentucky.
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Our Savior Catholic Church and School in Covington Kentucky, the first Black Catholic parish and school in Northern Kentucky, has been honored with a state historical marker after decades of service to Black families.
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