Victor B. Howard was an American professor of history at Morehead State University and an author. He wrote books including Black Liberation in Kentucky: emancipation and freedom, 1862-1884; Religion and the Radical Republican Movement, 1860 - 1870; Conscience and Slavery, The Evangelical War Against Slavery; and Caste: The Life and Times of John G. Fee about John G. Fee.[1]

Victor B. Howard
NationalityAmerican
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
InstitutionsMorehead State University

He was photographed as part of the University Press of Kentucky’s first editorial board January 1, 1951[2] or 1969.[3]

He was married to librarian and artist Wilma B. Howard[4] who painted covered bridges.[5]

The Victor Howard Collection is part of the Kentuckiana Digital Library.[6]

Books edit

  • Religion and the Radical Republican Movement, 1860 - 1870 University Press of Kentucky (1990)[7]
  • Conscience and Slavery, The Evangelical War Against Slavery Kent State University Press (1990)[8][9][10]
  • The Evangelical War against Slavery and Caste: The Life and Times of John G. Fee Susquehanna University Press (1996)[11][12]
  • Black liberation in Kentucky : emancipation and freedom, 1862-1884 The University Press of Kentucky (2010)[13]

Articles edit

  • The Slavery Controversy and a Seminary for the Northwest published in the December 1965 issue of the Journal of Presbyterian History, pages 227-253[14]
  • "The Illinois Republican Party" Summer 1971 issue of the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, pages 125-160[15]
  • The Southern Aid Society and the Slavery Controversy published in the June 1972 issue of Church History, pages 208-224[16]
  • The Kentucky Presbyterians in 1849: Slavery and the Kentucky Constitution published in the July 1975 issue of the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, pages 217-240[17]

References edit

  1. ^ "Victor B. Howard". University of Kentucky Press. n.d.
  2. ^ "The first meeting of the Editorial Board of the University Press of Kentucky". University of Kentucky. 1951.
  3. ^ Taylor, Richard (2018-04-05). "Cutting funds for University Press a step backward for Ky.'s cultural legacy". Lexington Herald.
  4. ^ Howard, Victor B. (17 March 2021). Religion and the Radical Republican Movement, 1860-1870. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813181813.
  5. ^ "Morehead State University Special Collections & Archives Manuscript Accession Form". Morehead State University. n.d. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13.
  6. ^ "Kentuckiana Digital Library". crdl.usg.edu. Digital Library of Georgia. n.d.
  7. ^ Stanley, Susie C. (1993). "Religion and the Radical Republican Movement, 1860–1870". Church History. 62 (2): 287–289. doi:10.2307/3168182. JSTOR 3168182. S2CID 162257602.
  8. ^ Hamm, Thomas D. (1991-06-01). "Conscience and Slavery: The Evangelistic Calvinist Domestic Missions, 1837–1861 by Victor B. Howard". Indiana Magazine of History. 87 (2): 287–289. doi:10.2307/3168182. JSTOR 3168182. S2CID 162257602.
  9. ^ "Howard, Victor B. [WorldCat Identities]".
  10. ^ Murray, Peter C. (1992). "Conscience and Slavery: The Evangelistic Calvinist Domestic Missions, 1837-1861, and: Religion and the Radical Republican Movement, 1860-1870 (review)". Civil War History. 38 (1): 88–91. doi:10.1353/cwh.1992.0038.
  11. ^ McKinney, Gordon B.; Parrish, Thomas (1996). "EYE on Publications" (PDF). Appalachian Center Berea College. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-07-13.
  12. ^ Bell, Marty G. (1998). "The Evangelical War against Slavery and Caste: The Life and Times of John G. Fee. By Victor B. Howard". Church History. 67 (3): 604–605. doi:10.2307/3170985. JSTOR 3170985. S2CID 161722911.
  13. ^ Howard, Victor B. (1983). Black liberation in Kentucky : emancipation and freedom, 1862-1884. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-8478-9.
  14. ^ Howard, Victor B. (1965). "The Slavery Controversy and a Seminary for the Northwest". Journal of Presbyterian History. 4: 227–253.
  15. ^ Howard, Victor B. (1971). "The Illinois Republican Party: Part I". Faculty Research at Morehead State University. 3: 125–160.
  16. ^ Howard, Victor B. (1972). "The Southern Aid Society and the Slavery Controversy". Church History. 7 (2): 208–224. doi:10.2307/3164160. JSTOR 3164160. S2CID 155048395.
  17. ^ Howard, Victor B. (1975). "The Kentucky Presbyterians in 1849: Slavery and the Kentucky Constitution". Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 5: 217–240.