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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797350503321

Titolo

The Kentucky African American encyclopedia  / / edited by Gerald L. Smith, Karen Cotton McDaniel, and John A. Hardin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8131-6066-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (625 p.)

Disciplina

920.0092960769

Soggetti

African Americans - Kentucky

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""The Thomas D. Clark Medallion ""; ""Editorial Staff""; ""Sponsors""; ""Authors""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Guide for Readers""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Illustration Credits""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

The story of African Americans in Kentucky is as diverse and vibrant as the state's general history. The work of more than 150 writers,  The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia is an essential guide to the black experience in the Commonwealth.The encyclopedia includes biographical sketches of 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 an