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The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia |
Author |
Smith, Gerald, editor, et. al. |
Call# |
E185.93.K3 K46 2015 |
Summary |
The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia includes biographical sketches of African American politicians and community leaders as well as pioneers in art, science, and industry. Kentucky’s impact on the national scene is registered in an array of notable figures, such as writers William Wells Brown and bell hooks, reformers Bessie Lucas Allen and Shelby Lanier Jr., sports icons Muhammad Ali and Isaac Murphy, civil rights leaders Whitney Young Jr. and Georgia Powers, and entertainers Ernest Hogan, Helen Humes, and the Nappy Roots. Featuring entries on the individuals, events, places, organizations, movements, and institutions that have shaped the state’s history since its origins, the volume also includes topical essays on the civil rights movement, Eastern Kentucky coalfields, business, education, and women. |
Published Date |
2015 |
Catalog Number |
2015.40.2 |