| Community Memories: A Glimpse of African American Life in Frankfort, Kentucky Contributor(s): Fletcher, Winona L. (Author), Burton, Sheila Mason (Author), Wallace, James E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0916968308 ISBN-13: 9780916968304 Publisher: Kentucky Historical Society OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: Community Memories is a fascinating look into life recalled by African Americans who consider Frankfort their home. Featuring unique oral history recollections and over two hundred candid personal photographs collected from community residents, the book provides an enlightening expression of the black experience in Kentucky's capital. The memories focus on the elusive concept of community--that which binds together individuals in the living of everyday life. A satisfying blend of public history and local accounts, Community Memories explores the neighborhood, familial, religious, occupational, social, and educational components of the daily community experience of twentieth-century African Americans in Frankfort. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - History | African American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 976.943 |
| LCCN: 2002043329 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 8.48" W x 11.52" (2.29 lbs) 166 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Community Memories is a fascinating look into life recalled by African Americans who consider Frankfort their home. Featuring unique oral history recollections and over two hundred candid personal photographs collected from community residents, the book provides an enlightening expression of the black experience in Kentucky's capital. The memories focus on the elusive concept of community -- that which binds together individuals in the living of everyday life. A satisfying blend of public history and local accounts, Community Memories explores the neighborhood, familial, religious, occupational, social, and educational components of the daily community experience of twentieth-century African Americans in Frankfort. Published by the Kentucky Historical Society and distributed by the University Press of Kentucky |