Historic Photographs

The following PowerPoints were part of a photography exhibit, "Views of Diversity," in celebration of Black History Month (Feb. 2008) in The Hub at the University of Kentucky's William T. Young Library. Among the images featured in the exhibit are photographs of African-American milestones in the Commonwealth and at the University of Kentucky. Via mounted video projectors, the free public exhibit was projected on the walls around the central rotunda of the Hub, located on the basement level of Young Library.

• A Century of Kentucky African American Photographs, 1880s-1980s

  Includes images from the Kentucky Historical Society archival collections, including "The Ohio River Portrait Project" and "Community Memories: A Glimpse of African American Life in Frankfort, Ky. Project."

• Notable Kentucky African Americans Database

  A presentation of images related to information found in the NKAA Database. The images come from a collection of photographs in the Kentucky Digital Library. The photographs, from the 1880s to the present day, feature notable people, places and events from Kentucky's history. This ongoing collection is compiled by the University of Kentucky Libraries.

• The African American Presence at the University of Kentucky: 1949 to the Present

  Follows African Americans at the University of Kentucky from the enrollment of the first African American students in 1949 to others who made a significant impact on the university and in the Lexington community. The presentation contains photographs from the Kentucky Digital Library.