Black Firsts 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events

Name: Black Firsts 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events
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ISBN: 9781578591428

ISBN-10: 1578591422

ISBN-13: 9781578591428

Edition: 2nd 2002

Authors: Jessie Carney Smith, Jessie Carney Smith

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A superb historical study of black achievement. – Houston Chronicle. Readers will revel in the stories of barrier-breaking pioneers in all fields-arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, inventing, journalism, religion, science, sports, and more. And they will rejoice in their triumphs. With hundreds of illustrations and a daily calendar of firsts, Black Firsts is the culmination of many hours of work, courage, and perseverance, the exact qualities represented within. Black Firsts is a testament to a rich but often overlooked part of our history. Jessie Carney Smith, William and Camille Cosby Professor of the Humanities at Fisk University, gives us stories of a…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Publication date: 12/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 808
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 2.992
Language: English



Introduction


Acknowledgments


Photo Credits


Arts & Entertainment


Business


Civil Rights & Protest


Education


Government: County & State


Government: Federal


Government: International


Government: Local


Journalism


Military


Miscellaneous


Organizations


Religion


Science & Medicine


Sports


Writers


Sources


Index