Voices That Echo from the Past: A Black History of Grant County, Kentucky

Voices that Echo from the Past: A Black History of Grant County, Kentucky is a deeply researched, part-genealogy, part-history of the entire colored population of the county. It begins during the time of slavery and continues through emancipation, segregation, and the Civil Rights Era, using newspaper articles, verbatim stories, court records, etc., to illustrate the daily life of the colored population. The reader will laugh with the characters and cry at the injustices found throughout the eras of their lives. The first book of its kind to cover the entire population of a county, this is a must-read for people who are interested in black history and/or the history of Grant county.