History · Kilmichael

Kilmichael’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Kilmichael. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Kilmichael’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.

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The story

How Kilmichael came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Kilmichael.

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The population in 1900 was 227. The Bank of Kilmichael was established in 1904.

In 2001, the all-white board of aldermen cancelled town elections after citing a need for more time to implement election changes. Allegedly, the elections were delayed in order to avoid electing black politicians. The Justice Department intervened under the Voting Rights Act and forced a special election, in which Kilmichael elected its first black mayor and three black aldermen.

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By decade

Kilmichael, decade by decade

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2022Kilmichael Welcome Sign

2020B.B. King's Roots Blues Trail Marker

2018Untitled photo

Then & now

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