Late EBONY Photographer Moneta J. Sleet, Jr. Remembered With Historical Marker In Kentucky, His Home State.(Brief Article)

Jet | March 20, 2000 | Copyright

Under a warm Kentucky sun with the temperature hovering in the mid-70s and amid tears and laughter, tempered with hearty applause and a solemn sense of the transitory quality of life, the Moneta Sleet Memorial Historical marker was recently dedicated in Owensboro, KY.

It was in Owensboro that Moneta J. Sleet, Jr., EBONY Magazine's Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, was born and raised.

Mrs. Juanita Sleet, his widow, and their eldest son, U.S. District Judge Gregory M. Sleet (Wilmington, DE) were on hand for the special celebration.

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