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Our Mission:

​To save our history and
  pass it on.

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It's our 10th Anniversary and we invite you to help us celebrate!  We are gathering on Zoom on January 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Dr. Kathy Bullock will present the program "Singing in the Spirit: The African American Sacred Music Tradition".  Our afternoon will also include the installation of officers for 2021-2022 and a tribute to our Charter Members.

​Spirituals and gospel music are much more than pleasing songs to listen to—they are powerful representations of the triumphant spirit and faith that have defined African-American music and people. Bullock takes the audi­ence on a musical journey from West Africa, through the middle passage, to the North American shores where the African-American culture was forged. Through songs, stories, and performance, this program lets the audience experience the beauty, joy, and power of this music and culture. 
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Kathy Bullock is an educator, scholar, singer, accompanist, arranger and choral conductor who specializes in gospel music, spirituals and classical works by composers from the African diaspora.  A Professor Emerita of Music from Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, she currently teaches, performs, and conducts workshops and other programs on African American music throughout the United States, Europe, and Africa.  See her full bio at https://www.kathybullock.com/about-me​ 

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvfumqrjouHN1aVqTo8gdR5wjymB8dlou8
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Another "not to be missed" presentation!   ​

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​Welcome to the web home of the
​African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky!

Also known as AAGGKY or simply, "The Group," we are a not-for-profit organization formed in 2011 by several like-minded individuals interested in the preservation of African American history and heritage in the Bluegrass.

Are you interested in learning about United States Colored Troops, slave records, conducting oral histories, or planning family reunions? So are we. Share our passion. Share your stories.
 Browse our site to learn more about our organization, upcoming events, what we offer and how you can join. ​
"I too am of the hills, my folks have corn rowed tobacco, laid track, strip mined, worshipped and whiskied from Harlan to Maysville, old Dunbar to Central...We put the heat in the hot brown and gave it color.  Indeed some
​of the bluegrass is black." 
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from Kentucke
by Frank X Walker
Poet Laureate of Kentucky 2013 - 2015
 P.O. Box 1211, Frankfort, KY 40602
aaggky@yahoo.com

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