A History of Blacks in Kentucky

A panoramic view of the black experience in Kentucky. The result is a fine piece of scholarship that will entertain and edify scholars and general readers alike.

~Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

Paints a vivid picture of the tragedy and triumphs of slaves and free blacks under the peculiar institution.

~Filson Club History Quarterly

A major contribution to the people of the state.

~John B. Boles, Rice University