Black History Month Celebration

Carmichael's is excited to host a Black History Month celebration with Emma McElvaney Talbott, Michael L. Jones, and Ken Clay.

About the Books:

The Soulful Sounds of Derby Town: Louisville—known as “Derbytown” because of the Kentucky Derby—has been home to hundreds of African American musicians who were born in or have connections to Louisville. Their “soulful sounds” have made significant contributions to the world of music and entertainment locally, nationally, even internationally over the years in a wide range of genres, including gospel, jug band, blues, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, rock, and classical and theatrical music. The Soulful Sounds of Derbytown salutes and celebrates the rich heritage of African American music and entertainment in Louisville.

Two Centuries of Black Louisville: Since the settlement of Louisville in 1778, African Americans have created a history behind the wall of slavery and the veil of segregation, and have forged a remarkably vibrant community that, at times, influenced the political and cultural history of the nation. This community, while not entirely beyond the reach of white Louisvillians, was certainly beyond their field of vision — and its people and its achievements are largely unknown, even to more recent generations of African Americans themselves.

Not Far From Freedom: A young woman makes an impetuous journey from Washington, DC to the Kentucky cabin of her century-old great-grandmother, seeking answers and direction. “Great,” born into slavery as Susan in Bardstown, Kentucky, takes her great-granddaughter, Marian, known as “Sweetpea,” on a journey into the past.

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Host or Publisher Susan Norton