1: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Ph.D., KET, Lexington, Kentucky 2019. Part of an extended series on blacks in America; I do not remember the episode this quote is from: “My grandfather was colored, my father was a Negro, and I am black.” These nouns/adjectives (including African-American) will be seen through-out this account; I hope quoting one of the most honored contemporary blacks will take the sting out of their usage.
2: Mark F. Sohn, Ph.O., Education in Appalachia’s in Central Highlands, Pikeville College, Pikeville, Kentucky, p.17.
Research for this book was done by author and his students; I had access to copies of pages only.
3: Mark F. Sohn, Ph. O., et al, Education in Appalachia’s in Centrol Highlands, 3* revision, Pikeville College, Pikeville, Kentucky, 1986, p.42. Research done as in footnote two.
4: Ibid, p.43.
5: Sohn, ibid, p.117.
6: John Jefferson Owens, Interview with the Pike County Historical Society, reported in the Appolachion News-Express, June 1, 2007.
7: Sohn, ibid, p.117.
8: Michael Cornett, “Local Black man’s history touches many”, Appalachion New-Express, February 13, 2000.
9: Historical Marker, Effie Waller Smith, 1879-1960, Hambley Boulevard, Pikeville, Kentucky.
10: Stafford Layne, interviewed by Mural Bradley Silvers, September 2019.
11:  William David Deskin, Pike County-A very Special Place, Printing by George, Pikeville, Kentucky, 1994. From a picture caption in a group of pictures of unnumbered pages.
12: Historical Marker.
13: Sohn, 3rd Rev., Ibid, p.43.
14: Stafford Layne interview.
15: William R. Cummings, “History of the Perry A. Cline School, Kentucky Negro Education Association Journal, p.49, vol. 9, no. 1.
16: Sohn, Ibid. p. 118.
17: Sohn, 3rd Rev., ibid, p.43.
18: Mary Music, interview with Harriet Owens, “Years of Service, History Only Under One Roof”, Appalachian News-Express, June 1, 2007.
19: Sohn, ibid, p.118.
20:  Editorial, “Preserving the past”, Appalachian News-Express, June 1, 2007.
21: “Ridenour refutes bad image of Perry A. Cline”, Appalachian News-Express, August 31, 2013. Based on interview with Martha Yost Ridenour, grand daughter of Perry A. Cline.
22: Ibid.
23: Sohn, lbid, p. 118.
24: Ibid, p.119
25: Comment to author.
26: Stafford Layne interview.
27: Cummings, ibid, p. 49.
28: Stafford Layne interview.
29: Sohn, 3°0 Rev., p.51.
30: Ibid.
31: Editorial, ibid, June 7, 2007.
32: Sohn, 3rd Rev., p.45.
33: Sohn, Ibid, p.118
34: Comment to author.
35: Sohn, 3rd Rev., ibid, p.52.
36: Sohn, 3rd Rev., ibid, p.53
37: Appalachian News-Express, June 7, 2007.
38: Sohn, 3rd Rev., Ibid, p.53.
39: Ibid.
40: 1976 Panther, Pikeville Independent School System yearbook, Historical Section, p.72.
41: Ibid, p.80.
42: Ibid
43: Sohn, 3r° Rev., p.54.
44: Ibid, p.55.
45: Stafford Layne interview.
46: Author counted pictures in yearbooks.
47: Sohn, 3rd Rev., ibid, p. 55
48: Ibid, p.56.
49: Ibid, p.57.
50: 1976 Panther, Ibid, p.73.
51:  Editorial, ibid, June 7, 2007.
52:  Mary Music, “Years of service, history under one roof, Appolachion News-Express, June 1, 2007.
53: Ibid