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's Apprentice Training Program was the beginning of librarianship and libraries for African Americans in Kentucky.
Jones, Reinette F., "African American Librarians in Kentucky" (1996). Library Faculty and Staff Publications. 73.
Published in Kentucky Libraries, v. 60, no. 4, p. 4-9.
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