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Did You Know?

On February 8, 1944, Harry S. McAlpin became the first African American newsman granted creditials and admitted to the regular press conference of a U.S. President (Franklin D. Roosevelt). Later in the 1950s, he became the President of the Louisville NAACP and, as a distinquished attorney, fought discrimination.

KAAE Timeline

Entries First Draft

  • A-G Mar. 31, 2011
  • H-R May 31, 2011
  • S-Z Jul. 31, 2011

Entries Second Draft

  • A-G May 1, 2012
  • H-R May 1, 2012
  • S-Z May 1, 2012

Topical Essays

  • 1st Draft Oct. 31, 2011
  • 2nd Draft Feb. 29, 2012
  • 3rd Draft May 31, 2012

January 2011-December 2011 - The Project staff will work on essays and unassigned entries. The staff will also continue reading and revising encylopedia entries and begin the process of submitting entries to the University Press of Kentucky.

October, 2012 - Remaining entries and essays will be submitted to the University Press of Kentucky.

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