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JIM CROW IMAGERY
Person
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Legacy Identifier
658
External Digital Object Link
image_video^See image on postcard titled Give My Regards To Broadway, at Wikimedia Commons.^http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1900sc_Postcard-Give_My_Regards_To_Broadway.jpg
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"Jim Crow" Imagery
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<p>The fame of Thomas Rice's Jim Crow performance helped to advance the marketability of what was termed "Jim Crow Images," with depictions in various media such as literature, advertisements, cartoons, and designs on food containers and other caricature-labeled merchandise. For more see the <a href="http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/index.htm">Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia website</a> and the collection at <a href="http://www.ferris.edu/">Ferris State University</a> in Michigan; and <em><a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/30000797">The Shadow as Substance: Black Photographic Representation in Response to Jim Crow Iconography</a></em> [theses], by B. M. Collins. See also the entry <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/656">The Character Jim Crow</a>.</p>
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Jim Crow
Personal Collections, Memorabilia, Collectors
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Kentucky
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AFRICAN AMERICAN COMIC BOOK AND ACTION FIGURE HEROCOLLECTION FRANK X WALKER
Person
n
Legacy Identifier
3077
Kentucky County & Region
Fayette County - Bluegrass
Kentucky Place (Town or City)
Lexington
External Digital Object Link
image_video^See "Top 15 Greatest Black Superheroes" on YouTube.^https://youtu.be/_h3fJTB3D4U
image_video^See 10 Black Female Superheroes (Heroines)^https://youtu.be/4mj2PCWTswE
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African American Comic Book and Action Figure Hero Collection [Frank X Walker]
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<p>In 2014, the exhibit "We Wear the Mask: Black Superheroes Through the Ages" opened at the <a href="http://www.lexingtonlyric.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lyric Cultural Arts Gallery and Museum</a> in Lexington, KY. The exhibit was on display September 6, 2014 through January 5, 2015. All items in the exhibit belonged to <a href="../record.php?note_id=1034" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frank X Walker</a> (NKAA entry); the exhibit represented only a portion of his overall collection. The size of the exhibit was a surprise to visitors, most of whom knew little or nothing about the many African American superheroes and superheroines in comic books or about the action figures and posters. <br /><br />Frank X Walker's collection, one of the largest personal collections of its kind in the United States, is a serious venture he started almost 30 years ago. "O<span data-reactid=".ix.$mid=11412182347194=237ee170e4bb2f3b180.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$2:0">ver 300 black action figures (and a few other non-white characters like Bruce Lee); 1,000 plus comic books and graphic novels featuring black characters; professionally-framed posters; and original art, including a 5-foot tall caped crusader carved by Lavon Van Williams, all make up the bulk of Frank X Walker's private collection, which also includes original paintings, African masks, musical instruments and stools, ethnic sculptures, and books that focus on positive representations of blacks and other people of color." - - [source: Frank X Walker, via Facebook chat, 10/01/2014]. For more about the collection, contact <a href="https://english.as.uky.edu/users/fxw2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frank X Walker</a> at the University of Kentucky. </span><br /><br /></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>WEB</strong>: For more about African American superheroes see Yolo Akili, "The History of the Black male superhero in comic books," <em>Huffpost Black Voices</em>, 1/24/2013 [<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-history-of-the-black_b_2529661" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online</a>]. For images of Black superheroes and villains see the <a href="https://worldofblackheroes.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World of Black Heroes website</a>; <a href="http://www.africomics.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Africomics.com. Change the image. Change the mind</a>; and <a href="https://blacksciencefictionsociety.com/">Black Science Fiction Society</a>.</li>
<li><strong>BOOKS</strong>: <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300003318" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Black Comics: politics of race and representation</em></a>, by S. C. Howard and R. L. Jackson, II; <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300003319" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Negro Heroes</em></a>, by the National Urban League (1947); and <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300003320" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Black Comix: African American independent comics, art and culture</em></a>, by D. Duffy and J. Jennings. </li>
<li><strong>ARTICLES</strong>: J. A. Brown, "Comic book masculinity and the new Black superhero," <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300003321" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>African American Review</em></a>, vol. 33, no. 1, Spring 1999, pp. 25-42; M. Singer, "Black skins and white masks: comic books and the secret of race," <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300003321" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>African American Review</em></a>, vol. 36, no. 1, Spring 2002, pp. 107-119; and P. Hirsch, "This is our enemy: the writers' war board and representations of race in comic books, 1942-1945," <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300003322" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Pacific Historical Review</em></a>, vol. 83.no. 3, August 2014, pp. 448-486. </li>
<li><strong>FILMS AND VIDEOS</strong>: <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300003323" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>White Scripts and Black Supermen: black masculinities in comic books</em></a>, by J. Gayles et. al., California Newsreel, 2011; <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300003324" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Business Owners. No.8. Derek Dingle</em></a>, by G. Borland and B. Nelson, Gloria Borland Media, 1993-1994; and <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300003325" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Funky Turns 40</em></a>, by M. A. Gonzales, et. al., Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 2/4/2014.</li>
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Subject
The topic of the resource
Collectibles
Other
Artists, Fine Arts
Personal Collections, Memorabilia, Collectors
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BENNETTJONES VALERIE
Person
y
Legacy Identifier
1530
Kentucky County & Region
Mason County - Bluegrass
Kentucky Place (Town or City)
Maysville
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Bennett-Jones, Valerie
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<p>In 2007, Valerie Bennett-Jones became the first African American officer of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary 2734 in Maysville, KY. She accepted the position of patriotic instructor and historian. She was also appointed as a citizen member of the Maysville<span> <a href="http://btadd.com/">Buffalo Trace Area Development District</a> (BTADD) Board on January 14, 2016.</span><br /><br />Bennett-Jones is one of the few African American members of the organization; the VFW Ladies Auxiliary 2734 has not always allowed African American membership. <br /><br />Issac Jones, a veteran of World War II and Vietnam, encouraged his wife to join the VFW. Valerie and Isaac Jones are also collectors of African American memorabilia. Isaac Jones died at age 91 on March 15, 2021. (See his <a href="https://maysville-online.com/obits/188771/mr-jones-71">obituary</a> in the <em>Ledger Independent</em>.)<br /><br />For more see M. Maynard, "Bennett-Jones becomes new instructor, historian at VFW,"<em> <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/30000981">Ledger Independent</a></em>, 7/2/2007; and "Family collection records African American life," <em>Ledger Independent</em>, 9/14/2019.</p>
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The topic of the resource
Military and Veterans
Women's Groups and Organizations
Personal Collections, Memorabilia, Collectors
World War II
Vietnam War
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KENTUCKY AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS CULTURAL CENTERS TRAILS TOURS HERITAGE SITES AND A
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n
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3169
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Kentucky African American Museums, Cultural Centers, Trails & Tours, Heritage Sites, and Annual Events
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<p>Listed below are museums, cultural and heritage centers, and other types of dedications to the history of African Americans in Kentucky that include artifacts, government documents, manuscripts, art, archival materials, annual events, performances, and travel tours. This list will continue to be updated as new data is received.</p>
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<td><strong>SPONSOR/ORGANIZATION/LOCATION</strong></td>
<td><strong>INITIAL YEARS</strong></td>
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<td><a href="https://www.ket.org/program/kentucky-life/eighth-of-august-34260/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eighth of August</a> (Emancipation Celebrations)</td>
<td><span>Allensville, Crofton, Hopkinsville, Paducah, Russellville</span></td>
<td>1868</td>
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<td><a href="https://firstfridayhop.com/the-26th-african-american-art-exhibition-at-actors-theater/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">African American Art Exhibition</a></td>
<td><span>Actors Theatre [Jefferson County]</span></td>
<td>2003</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.aafinc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">African American Forum, Inc.</a></td>
<td><span>Lexington [Fayette County]</span></td>
<td>1993</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.cincyusa.com/group-tours/african-american-heritage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">African American Heritage</a></td>
<td><span>Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Group Tours</span></td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://www.kentuckytourism.com/franklin/attractions/museums/african-american-heritage-center" target="_blank" rel="noopener">African American Heritage Center</a></td>
<td><span>Franklin [Simpson County]</span></td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://www.danvillekentucky.com/african-american-history-and-culture/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Spirit of Second Street: African American History in Danville, Kentucky</a></td>
<td><span>Danville-Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau [Boyle County]</span></td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://aambg.squarespace.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">African American Museum / Bowling Green Area</a></td>
<td>Bowling Green [Warren County]</td>
<td>2010</td>
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<td><a href="https://catalog.louisville.edu/graduate/programs-study/graduate-certificate-african-american-theatre/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">African American Theatre Program</a></td>
<td>University of Louisville [Jefferson County]</td>
<td>1993</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.visitlex.com/guides/post/african-american-heritage-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">African AmericanHeritage Guide</a></td>
<td>Lexington Visitors Center [Fayette County]</td>
<td>2008</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.derbymuseum.org/Exhibits/Detail/12/African-Americans-in-Thoroughbred-Racing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Black Heritage in Racing</a></td>
<td>Kentucky Derby Museum [Jefferson County]</td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://bridge-kids.org/africanheritagefestival.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">African Heritage Festival</a></td>
<td>Bridge Kids International [Jefferson County]</td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://community.berea.edu/earlyblackberea/mapintro.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Early History of Black Berea</a> & <a href="https://libraryguides.berea.edu/archives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Berea College Special Collections & Archives</a></td>
<td>Berea [Madison County]</td>
<td>1855</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.nps.gov/maca/learn/historyculture/african-american-history.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">African American History at Mammoth Cave</a></td>
<td>Mammoth Cave National Park [Edmonson County] - National Park Service</td>
<td>1838</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.nps.gov/cane/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Camp Nelson, Civil War Heritage Park</a></td>
<td>Camp Nelson Restoration and Preservation Foundation [Jessamine County]</td>
<td>1863</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.kysu.edu/student-engagement-and-campus-life/regional-stewardship/ceskaa.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Center of Excellence for the Study of Kentucky African Americans</a> (CESKAA)</td>
<td>Kentucky State University [Franklin County]</td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kydaahs/" target="_blank"" rel="noopener">Danville Boyle County African American Historical Society</a></td>
<td>Danville [Boyle County]</td>
<td>2013</td>
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<td><a href="https://eandsgallery.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">E&S Art Gallery</a></td>
<td>Louisville [Jefferson County]</td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://blackappalachia.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eastern Kentucky African American Migration Project</a></td>
<td>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [North Carolina]</td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2333771?collectionNameFilter=false" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - Kentucky (Online)</a></td>
<td>FamilySearch provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</td>
<td>1865-1872</td>
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<td><a href="https://cityofpaducah.com/places/hotel-metropolitan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hotel Metropolitan</a></td>
<td>The Upper Town Heritage Foundation [McCracken County]</td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://heritage.ky.gov/aa-na/Pages/aa-commission.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky African American Heritage Commission</a></td>
<td>Frankfort [Franklin County]</td>
<td>1994</td>
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<td><a href="https://kcaah.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky Center for African American Heritage</a></td>
<td>Louisville [Jefferson County]</td>
<td>2009</td>
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<td><a href="https://kchr.ky.gov/Hall-of-Fame/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Hall of Fame</a></td>
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<p>The Hall of Fame has found a permanent home on the Kentucky State University campus and is under the supervision of CESKAA.</p>
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Frankfort [Franklin County]</td>
<td>2000</td>
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<td><a href="https://kdla.ky.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives</a></td>
<td>Frankfort [Franklin County]</td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://history.ky.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky Histoical Society</a></td>
<td>Frankfort [Franklin County]</td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://www.kysu.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky State University</a> (HBCU)</td>
<td>Frankfort [Franklin County]</td>
<td>1886</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2010/03/homeplace.html">Kentucky's African American Hamlets</a></td>
<td>National Public Radio website</td>
<td>2000</td>
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<td><a href="https://m.facebook.com/lcaahc.inc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laurel County African American Heritage Center</a></td>
<td>London [Laurel County]</td>
<td>2004</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.lincolninstitutealumni.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lincoln Institute</a> (Simpsonville, KY)</td>
<td>Lincoln Foundation [Jefferson County]</td>
<td>1910</td>
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<td><a href="https://louisville.edu/braden/oral-history-tours-exhibits/civil-rights-driving-tour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louisville Civil Rights History Tour, Self-Guided</a></td>
<td>Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research, University of Louisville [Jefferson County]</td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://www.lexingtonlyric.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center</a></td>
<td>Lexington [Fayette County]</td>
<td>2009</td>
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<td><a href="https://alicenter.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[Muhammad] Ali Center</a></td>
<td>Louisville [Jefferson County]</td>
<td>2005</td>
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<td><a href="https://freedomcenter.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Underground Railroad Freedom Center</a></td>
<td>Cincinnati, Ohio</td>
<td>2004</td>
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<td><a href="https://nurm.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Underground Railroad Museum in the Bierbower House</a></td>
<td>Maysville [Mason County]</td>
<td>1994</td>
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<td><a href="https://rootsfestky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roots and Heritage Festival</a></td>
<td>Lexington Roots & Heritage Festival [Fayette County]</td>
<td>1989</td>
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<td><a href="https://simmonscollegeky.libguides.com/aastudies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Simmons College of Kentucky African-American Studies Guide</a> (HBCU)</td>
<td>Louisville [Jefferson County]</td>
<td>1879</td>
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<td>Slave Deeds, Slaves in wills, Emancipation Papers, Colored Marriages, etc. </td>
<td><a href="https://kentuckycountyclerks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">County Clerk Offices in Kentucky</a> (120)</td>
<td> </td>
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<td><a href="https://sekyaamcc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Southeast Kentucky African-American Museum and Cultural Center, Inc.</a></td>
<td>Hazard [Perry County]</td>
<td>2020</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.lfpl.org/branches/western.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Western Branch Library</a></td>
<td>Louisville Free Public Library [Jefferson County]</td>
<td>1905</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.seekmuseum.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">West Kentucky African American Heritage Center [SEEK Museum]</a></td>
<td>Historic Russellville [Logan County]</td>
<td> </td>
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</table>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Librarians, Library Collections, Libraries
Emancipation Day / Juneteenth Celebrations
Community Centers and Cultural Centers
Personal Collections, Memorabilia, Collectors
U.S. Civil War
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Kentucky
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NKAA Entries
NKAA Entries
Birth Year
October 18, 1951
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QUISENBERRY ROSETTLUCAS
Person
y
Legacy Identifier
120
External Digital Object Link
image_video^See photo image of Rosetta Quisenberry at the authorsden.com website.^http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?AuthorID=81757
Death Year
February 23, 2020
Kentucky County & Region
Fayette County - Bluegrass
Kentucky Place (Town or City)
Lexington
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Quisenberry, Rosetta Lucas
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<p>Rosetta Lucas Quisenberry, born in Lexington, KY, was a school teacher for 14 years. She had collected over 1,000 postcards and other memorabilia with depictions of racist acts toward African Americans, many of which are featured in Quisenberry's 4-part series,<em> <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/30000775">A Saga of the Black Man</a></em>, <em><a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/30000776">A Saga of the Black Woman</a></em>, <em><a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/30000773">A Saga of the Black Child</a></em>, and <em><a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/30000774">A Saga of the Black Family</a></em>. From September 2007 - May 2008, items from Quisenberry's extensive collection were included in the exhibit in the <a href="https://www.clintonlibrary.gov/">William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum</a> in Arkansas. In 2009, Quisenberry appeared on BET [Black Entertainment Television] to talk about her books. She also appeared on KET. Quisenberry was awarded the <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/450">Lucy Harth Smith</a>-<a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2030">Atwood S. Wilson Award</a> by the Kentucky Education Association, which she received April 2010. Three years later, the 5th book of A Saga series was published, <em><a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300003551" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Things, People, and Places We Must Always Remember</a></em>. <br /><br />Rosetta L. Quisenberry was a graduate of <a href="http://www.eku.edu/">Eastern Kentucky University</a> and the <a href="http://www.uky.edu/">University of Kentucky</a>. She was the daughter of Percy and Sallie E. Bailey Lucas, and the wife of William T. Quisenberry. <br /><br />For more see the Rosetta Quisenberry interview on the second half of the video Juneteenth [#217] "<a href="https://www.ket.org/episode/KCWRS%20000217/">Connections with Renee Shaw</a>," 07/07/2007, at KET (Kentucky Educational Television); M. Davis, "Clinton Library checks out collection, likes what it sees," <em><a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/30000535">Lexington Herald-Leader</a></em>, 06/28/2007, Free Time section, p. E2; and M. Davis, "BET to highlight Lexington author - Quisenberry self-published four books on the Black experience in U.S.," <em>Lexington Herald-Leader</em>, 02/05/2009, City Region section, p. D1.</p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Authors
Education and Educators
Jim Crow
Personal Collections, Memorabilia, Collectors
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NKAA Entries
NKAA Entries
Birth Year
1830
Death Year
1914
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WILLIS AUNT LUCY
Person
y
Legacy Identifier
1426
Outside Kentucky Place Name
Kansas City, Missouri
Trenton, Missouri
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Willis, "Aunt" Lucy
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<p>In 1987, Aunt Lucy Willis's cabin was restored to 1/3 its original size and exhibited at the Kansas City Museum. The cabin had been built in Trenton, MO, where Aunt Lucy Willis had resided. <br /><br />Aunt Lucy had first been a slave in Kentucky, owned by a couple named Willis who gave Aunt Lucy to their daughter, Amelia. According to the research of family member Scott Helmandollar, Aunt Lucy had a daughter named Rosa (1842?-1894) who was listed as white; John Willis may have been the girl's father. <br /><br />Aunt Lucy was brought west when Amelia Willis's second husband, William Neil Perry, moved his family from Kentucky to Missouri. According to Scott Helmandollar, Aunt Lucy was purchased by his family and given her freedom; she chose to remain with the Perry family. At her request, Aunt Lucy was buried in the family cemetery. The cemetery contains the graves of the Perry and Helmandollar families. <br /><br />Family memorabilia were used by the <a href="https://blackarchives.org/">Black Archives of Mid-America</a> to reconstruct Aunt Lucy Willis's life. <br /><br />For more see "Slave's rude cabin brings life to Missouri's history," <a href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/30000934"><em>The Wichita Eagle</em> </a>(Missouri), 6/21/1987, Lively Arts section, p. 8F. For more about the Helmandollar family, Aunt Lucy, her daughter Rosa, and their descendants, contact <a href="mailto:sjhelma@sbcglobal.net">Scott Helmandollar</a>.</p>
<p>*Aunt Lucy Willis's descendants: Rosa Willis Clayton (Lewis), William Harley Clayton and James Arthur Clayton [twins], Ernest Clayton, Nellie Goldia Clayton Woodson (Carter) [1881-198?], Erma Woodson Smith, Bernice Woodson, Dale Byron Woodson, Theodore Woodson.*</p>
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Freedom
Migration West
Mothers
Personal Collections, Memorabilia, Collectors
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Kentucky