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Video Panel Session: Researching Kentucky’s African American Roots
- May 23, 2018
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This past February the Kentucky Historical Society and the African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky teamed up to host a panel session about Kentucky African American research strategies and resources. The panel was comprised of four experts in the field: Dr. Alicestyne Turley of Berea College, Reinette Jones of the Notable...

13th Amendment, AAGGKY, Abraham Lincoln, African American, African Americans, Berea College, Databases, Emancipation, Melungeon, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, Prisons, Research, Resources, Slavery

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The Jackson Family Legacy in Kentucky
- September 6, 2014
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Written by Aleta Hodge, a Jackson descendant In July 2011, the Jackson family, descendants of three brothers (Jordan Carlisle Jackson, Jr., Edward W. Jackson and John Henry Jackson and their uncle, Edward C. Jackson) held a reunion and visited four locations in Kentucky to connect with their family history. Despite...

African Americans, Belle Mitchell, Berea College, Boyle County (Ky.), Camp Nelson, Frankfort (Ky.), Jackson Family, Jessamine County, Kentucky State University, St. Paul AME

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