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Lyndsey Gilpin

Lyndsey Gilpin is a journalist based in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the publisher of Southerly, a newsletter about ecology, justice, and culture in the American South.

May 2018

  • Dr. Stephen McBride, left, a historical archeologist, and Jim Hunn, a descendant of members of the U.S. Colored Infantry, pictured at Camp Nelson Civil War Park in Nicholasville, Ky on 4/10/18. Photo by David Stephenson

    This land is your land
    'Nobody knows it's here': the quest to memorialize America's black history

    The Trump administration is quietly seeking to create more African American monuments. For some, it’s been a long wait