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History
The Making of African America, Ira Berlin, 2010, Penguin Books
Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880, W. E. B. DuBois, 1999, Free Press
A Short Story of Reconstruction (An abridged version of Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877), Eric Foner, 2010, Harper Collins
Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877, Eric Foner, updated 2014, Harper Perennial Modern Classics
From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans, John Hope Franklin and Evelyn Higginbotham, Tenth Edition, 2021, McGraw Hill
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, James W. Loewen, 2018, The New Press
A History of Blacks in Kentucky, Volume 1, From Slavery to Segregation, 1760-1891, Marion B. Lucas, 1992, Kentucky Historical Society
Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery: Updated, with a New Introduction and Bibliography, Randall M. Miller and John David Smith, 1997, Praeger Publishers
Directory of African American Religious Bodies: A Compendium by the Howard University School of Divinity, Wardell J. Payne, editor, 1991, Howard University Press
Canaan Land: A Religious History of African Americans, Alfred J. Raboteau, 2001, Oxford University Press
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African American History, Jeffrey C. Stewart, 1998, Penguin Random House
The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia, edited by Gerald L. Smith, Karen Cotton McDaniel and John A. Hardin, 2015, University Press of Kentucky
A History of Blacks in Kentucky, Volume 2, In Pursuit of Equality, 1890-1980, George C. Wright, 1992, Kentucky Historical Society
Genealogy and Reference
Genealogy Standards, Board for Certification of Genealogists, Second Edition, 2019, Ancestry.com
Black Roots: A Beginner’s Guide To Tracing The African American Family Tree, Tony Burroughs, 2001, Fireside Division of Simon & Schuster
Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, Val D. Greenwood, Fourth Edition, 2017, Genealogical Publishing Company
Evidence Explained: Citing Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, Elizabeth Shown Mills, Second Edition, Genealogical Publishing Company
Finding and Using African American Newspapers, Timothy N. Pinnick, 2008, Gregath Publishing Company
A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors. How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage, Franklin Carter Smith and Emily Anne Croom, 2003, Genealogical Publishing Company
Finding Your African American Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide, David T. Thackery, 2000, Ancestry Publishing
The Making of African America, Ira Berlin, 2010, Penguin Books
Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880, W. E. B. DuBois, 1999, Free Press
A Short Story of Reconstruction (An abridged version of Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877), Eric Foner, 2010, Harper Collins
Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877, Eric Foner, updated 2014, Harper Perennial Modern Classics
From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans, John Hope Franklin and Evelyn Higginbotham, Tenth Edition, 2021, McGraw Hill
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, James W. Loewen, 2018, The New Press
A History of Blacks in Kentucky, Volume 1, From Slavery to Segregation, 1760-1891, Marion B. Lucas, 1992, Kentucky Historical Society
Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery: Updated, with a New Introduction and Bibliography, Randall M. Miller and John David Smith, 1997, Praeger Publishers
Directory of African American Religious Bodies: A Compendium by the Howard University School of Divinity, Wardell J. Payne, editor, 1991, Howard University Press
Canaan Land: A Religious History of African Americans, Alfred J. Raboteau, 2001, Oxford University Press
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African American History, Jeffrey C. Stewart, 1998, Penguin Random House
The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia, edited by Gerald L. Smith, Karen Cotton McDaniel and John A. Hardin, 2015, University Press of Kentucky
A History of Blacks in Kentucky, Volume 2, In Pursuit of Equality, 1890-1980, George C. Wright, 1992, Kentucky Historical Society
Genealogy and Reference
Genealogy Standards, Board for Certification of Genealogists, Second Edition, 2019, Ancestry.com
Black Roots: A Beginner’s Guide To Tracing The African American Family Tree, Tony Burroughs, 2001, Fireside Division of Simon & Schuster
Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, Val D. Greenwood, Fourth Edition, 2017, Genealogical Publishing Company
Evidence Explained: Citing Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, Elizabeth Shown Mills, Second Edition, Genealogical Publishing Company
Finding and Using African American Newspapers, Timothy N. Pinnick, 2008, Gregath Publishing Company
A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors. How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage, Franklin Carter Smith and Emily Anne Croom, 2003, Genealogical Publishing Company
Finding Your African American Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide, David T. Thackery, 2000, Ancestry Publishing