Tuesday, July 31, 2012

19th-Century Letters of Black Kentuckians Available Online

Use a few minutes of your lunch hour today to peruse these online.

More than two dozen 19th century letters have been acquired by the Kentucky Historical Society, which says the handwritten documents offer a look at African-American communities in Lexington and Hopkinsville.

The letters depict the lives of both free and enslaved Kentucky families.

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The society purchased the collection, which has been catalogued and digitized. It's available online at http://www.history.ky.gov. At that site, click on "Search our Collections," choose the KHS collections catalog and search for "Watson and Robinson."

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/07/31/2277998/19th-century-letters-depict-african.html#storylink=cpy

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