Edward Brown

Hope you're having a great Saturday POU! Our last feature of the week was not only a top jockey and trainer, but owned several winning horses and became one of the wealthiest African Americans in the state of Kentucky. Edward Brown Edward Dudley Brown (1850 – May 11, 1906) was an American who, although born as a slave, rose to become a Belmont Stakes-winning jockey, … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African Americans and The Sport of Horse Racing