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Language: en
Pages: 130
Pages: 130
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
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Language: en
Pages: 102
Pages: 102
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-10 - Publisher:
The book's concept originated when the Filson Historical Society sought Jones' help in gathering information about African American communities surrounding Loui
Language: en
Pages: 304
Pages: 304
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher:
Since the settlement of Louisville in 1778, African Americans have created a history behind the wall of slavery and the veil of segregation, and have forged a r
Language: en
Pages: 324
Pages: 324
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-09-01 - Publisher: LSU Press
In the period between the Civil War and the Great Depression, Louisville, Kentucky was host to what George C. Wright calls "a polite form of racism." There were
Language: en
Pages: 132
Pages: 132
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-08-01 - Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Louisville's African-American community dates back to the early 1800s. Before the 1850s, many Black churches such as the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church were founded