In 1920, a bond issue for funding of University of Louisville (which required a two-thirds affirmative vote) failed in part due to Negro opposition, as the bond issue would have used taxes of Negros, however University of Louisville did not allow Negros to attend.
[1] In 1925, after compromises including sharing 10% ($100 thousand of the $1 Million of the bond) proceeds with a College for Negros.
[2][3] The school was founded on the former location of Simmons College of Kentucky.
Simmons, founded in 1879 had had its location at Seventh and Kentucky forclosed in 1930,[4] Simmons College continued operations elsewhere in Louisville, eventually returning to the Seventh and Kentucky location in 2006.
[6] The college had chapters of the following National Pan-Hellenic Council Fraternities and Sororities.