Lincoln Institute Revisited

About the Book

This book traces the story of the only all-Black boarding high school in Kentucky, using historical fact as well as creative non-fiction and fictional elements. The school was established because of segregation and the passage of the Day Law in Kentucky in 1904. It follows the experiences of the fictional main character, Bobby Edwards and gives a view of how the students held it and its teachers in great esteem.

About the Author

William Clayton Evans attended Lincoln Institute of Kentucky through high school then graduated from Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio and the University of Kentucky College of Law in Lexington, KY. Subsequent to graduation, he practiced law for 20 years and served as Director of the Social Security Disability program for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He has three daughters and two grandchildren and currently resides with his wife in Versailles, Kentucky. His interests are history, traveling and writing.