https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/4cf9dac2b6ca1908f6d726c292c83525.jpg 90730d1a81c04553c10ef14b4a5c37a6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Laine, Henry Allen Papers Subject The topic of the resource African-Americans--Kentucky. African American poets. Laine, Henry Allen (1870-1955). Poets, American--20th century. Description An account of the resource Henry Allen Laine (10 Jan 1870-15 Oct 1955) was born and raised in Madison County, Kentucky to Washington and Amelia Madeline Laine. Henry married Florence Benton on 22 Dec 1897. Henry and Florence had nine children: eight girls and one boy. <br /><br />Laine was an educator in Madison County for twenty-one years. He was the founder of the Madison County Colored Teachers Association and was the chairman of the association for twenty years. Laine was the first African-American county extension agent and he organized a farmers club in 1915 for the African-American farmers in Madison County. He was also responsible for forming the Colored Chautauqua, a combination fair and outdoor educational event to bring cultural, religious and social opportunities to the community. Laine also fought against the closure of Berea College to blacks in the early 1900s. <br /><br />Laine was widely known as a poet. His most famous volume, entitled Foot Prints, was so popular that is was printed three times--1914, 1924, and 1947. In 1947, Laine was named "Man of the Year" by his colleagues at the Richmond High School. He was also inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2003.<br /><br />Only a portion of this collection has been digitized. See the <a href="http://ekufindingaids.libraryhost.com/?p=collections/findingaid&amp;id=99&amp;q=">Finding Aid</a> for a description of the entire collection. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1988 Language A language of the resource eng Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2005A003 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Location Folder title or box and folder where image can be found. b.1/f.8 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 2.75x4.25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Laine, Henry Allen Papers Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2005A003-18 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photocopy Type The nature or genre of the resource image Title A name given to the resource Laine home on Irvine Pike Description An account of the resource The Laine farm was purchased for the depot. Blue Grass Army Depot cars