BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Oct. 9 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news release:
On Saturday evening July 25th the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded the EMMY for Historical Documentary to a group of WKU-based folklorists, Community Scholars, and media professionals for their production of the film Jonesville: When Sunflowers Fall.
Jonesville was a vibrant, prosperous African American community in Bowling Green. The earliest land deed dates to 1881, but the community likely began earlier, shortly after the American Civil War. At its height, Jonesville had 85 houses and was home to many families who worked, attended school, and worshipped at church, and lived as a community. In 1...