From Lynch to Lexington, civil rights champion changed communities wherever he went

By: Jacalyn Carfagno

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 1,527

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Porter Geneal Peeples Sr. was born in Lynch, Kentucky, the fifth child of a coal miner and his wife, on October 26, 1945. He died Tuesday afternoon, April 29 at the age of 80, while at work at the Urban League of Lexington, an organization he led for more than 50 years.

Peeples “always knew he would work until his last breath,” the Urban League said in a statement. He died Tuesday afternoon after a …

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