@article{bibcite_13106,
  author = {Reinette F. Jones},
  title = {African American Libraries in Kentucky},
  abstract = {Kentucky was the first North American state to establish a free public library exclusively for African Americans. The library, located in Louisville, Kentucky, was managed by Thomas Fountain Blue, the first African American to manage a public library. The establishing of the Colored Library and Thomas Fountain Blue{\textquoteright}s Apprentice Training Program was the beginning of librarianship and libraries for African Americans in Kentucky.},
  year = {1996},
  journal = {Kentucky Libraries},
  volume = {60},
  pages = {4-9},
  note = {Concludes with brief statements of the experiences of African American librarians in Kentucky by:
REBECCA L. BISHOP
SHAWN LIVINGSTON
OUIDA HERRING
KAREN MCDANIEL
TEZETA LYNES
MICHAEL RAZEEQ
CARMEN SAMUELS
LINDA UMBAYEMAKE 
VERONICA WALKER
BETTIE P. WHITLOCK
RAAMESIE UMANDAVI
},
  language = {English},
}