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HISTORY: Jockey Oliver Lewis Won the 1st Kentucky Derby 147 Years Ago (LISTEN)
HISTORY: Jockey Oliver Lewis Won the 1st Kentucky Derby 147 Years Ago (LISTEN)
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson)
In the wake of the recent Kentucky Derby upset, today we take a brief look at Oliver Lewis, the jockey who won the very first Derby, and the history of Black jockeys at the event.
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https://goodblacknews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GBNPADpod050922.mp3
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