Details

Edition

A reference library edition ; [2018 edition]

Description

4 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm

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Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

[v. 1]. 400 years of achievement / Lean'tin Bracks, author -- [v. 2]. Notable firsts / Jessie Carney Smith, author -- [v. 3]. Heroes and heroines / Jessie Carney Smith, Nikki Giovanni, authors -- [v. 4]. Civil rights feats and facts / Jessie Carney Smith, Linda T. Wynn, editors.

Summary

Showcases a legacy of pride, struggle, and triumph through consequential events and people, covering milestones and challenges met while highlighting the considerable contributions African Americans have made to the fabric of American society and culture. It provides insights on--and inspiration from--the influence and impact of African Americans on the United States in a broad range of endeavors from politics, education, religion, business, science, medicine, the military, sports, literature, music, dance, theater, art, film, television, and more.

Local Note

Alumni publication, Nikki Giovanni, H'2022.

Subject

African Americans -- Encyclopedias.

African Americans -- History -- Encyclopedias.

African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Encyclopedias.

African Americans -- Intellectual life -- Encyclopedias.

African Americans -- Biography -- Encyclopedias.

African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558

African Americans -- Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00799627

African Americans -- Social life and customs. (OCoLC)fst00799703

Genre/Form

Encyclopedias. (OCoLC)fst01423798

History. (OCoLC)fst01411628

Encyclopedias.

Biographies.

Added Author

Bracks, Lean'tin L., editor.

Smith, Jessie Carney, 1930- author, editor.

Giovanni, Nikki, author.

Wynn, Linda T., editor.

Added Title

400 years of achievement

Notable firsts

Heroes and heroines

Civil rights feats and facts

ISBN

9781578595365 (hardcover ; [volume one])

1578595363 (hardcover ; [volume one])

9781578595389 (hardcover ; [volume two])

157859538X (hardcover ; [volume two])

9781578595372 (hardcover ; [volume three])

1578595371 (hardcover ; [volume three])

9781578595396 (hardcover ; [volume four])

1578595398 (hardcover ; [volume four])