SANKOFA
LEGACY
In the true spirit of Sankofa, our mission is to preserve and honor the history and legacies of the Charles H. Parrishes and Virginia Cook Parrish and their descendants by establishing a repository and clearing house for research, scholarship, special community projects, and the collection of artifacts and memorabilia that attest to their life work and their numerous contributions to enrich African Americans in America.
1819
Dr. Charles H. Parrish, Sr. was the 8th President of Simmons University
1819-1931.
1900
Professor Mary Virginia Cook Parrish was a founder of the National Baptist Women's Convention.
1951
Dr. Charles H. Parrish, Jr. became the first African American appointed to the faculty of a historically white university in the south, University of Louisville.
2022
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Dr. Ursula Parrish Daniels & David Parrish Daniels founded The Charles H. Parrishes and Virginia Cook Parrish Foundation to honor the Parrishes legacy.
Seelbach-Parrish House
SEELBACH-PARRISH HOUSE Charles H. Parrish, Sr. (1859-1931), purchased the house in 1919. Born a slave, Parrish moved to Louisville to pursue an education. He served as president of Simmons Univ. from 1918-1931. Charles H. Parrish, Jr. (1899-1989) and his family lived in the house from 1939-1969 and he became the first black professor at the University of Louisville in 1951. Parrish Family Descendants Dedicated April 7, 2019.
Location: 926 South 6th Street, Louisville, KY 40203
Courtesy of Kentucky Historical Society & Louisville Historical Society
