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Quisenberry, Rosetta Lucas
Birth Year
: 1951
Quisenberry, born in Lexington, KY, was a school teacher for 14 years. She has collected over 1,000 postcards and other memorabilia with depictions of racist acts toward African Americans, many of which are featured in Quisenberry's 4-part series, A Saga of the Black Man, A Saga of the Black Woman, A Saga of the Black Child, and A Saga of the Black Family. From September 2007 - May 2008, items from Quisenberry's extensive collection were included in the exhibit in the William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Arkansas. In 2009, Quisenberry appeared on BET [Black Entertainment Television] to talk about her books, the segment was recorded and the video is available online at BET.com. She has also appeared on KET. Quisenberry is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky. For more see Rosetta Lucas Quisenberry Releases Black Saga Series of Books at hostcommunications.com; the Rosetta Quisenberry interview on the second half of the video Juneteenth [#217] "Connections with Renee Shaw," 07/07/2007, at KET (Kentucky Educational Television); the Rosetta Quisenberry website; M. Davis, "Clinton Library checks out collection, likes what it sees," Lexington Herald-Leader, 06/28/2007, Free Time section, p.E2; and M. Davis, "BET to highlight Lexington author - Quisenberry self-published four books on the Black experience in U.S.," Lexington Herald-Leader, 02/05/2009, City Region section, p.D1.
Subjects:
Authors,
Education and Educators,
Jim Crow
Geographic Region: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky