African American almanac : 400 years of triumph, courage and excellence / Lean'tin Bracks [print]

By: Bracks, Lean'tin L [author]Contributor(s): Smith, Jessie Carney [FOR]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Canton, Michigan : Visible Ink Press, [(c)2012. Description: xiii, 543 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1578593239; 9781578593231Subject(s): African American celebrities -- Biography | African Americans -- Biography | African Americans -- Dictionaries | African Americans -- Encyclopedias | African Americans -- History | African Americans -- Intellectual life | African Americans -- Social life and customs | REFERENCE/ AlmanacsLOC classification: E185.B797.A375 2012E185.B797.A375 2012COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:

Contents:

Africans in America Civil rights Politics Education Religion Literature Business entrepreneurs/media Performing and visual/applied arts Music Science, technology, inventors, and explorers Sports Military.

Summary: This almanac is devoted to illustrating and demystifying the moving, difficult, and often lost history of black life in America. A legacy of pride, struggle, and triumph spanning more than 400 years is presented through a mix of biographies (including 500 influential figures), little-known or misunderstood historical facts, enlightening essays on significant legislation and movements, and 150 rare photographs and illustrations. Covering events surrounding the civil rights movement; African American literature, art, and music; religion within the black community; and advances in science and medicine, this reference connects history to the issues currently facing the African American community and provides a range of information on society and culture.--From publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference (Library Use ONLY)	G Allen Fleece Library Reference (1st floor - front of library)	Research	E185 .A37 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		31923001861141

This almanac is devoted to illustrating and demystifying the moving, difficult, and often lost history of black life in America. A legacy of pride, struggle, and triumph spanning more than 400 years is presented through a mix of biographies (including 500 influential figures), little-known or misunderstood historical facts, enlightening essays on significant legislation and movements, and 150 rare photographs and illustrations. Covering events surrounding the civil rights movement; African American literature, art, and music; religion within the black community; and advances in science and medicine, this reference connects history to the issues currently facing the African American community and provides a range of information on society and culture.--From publisher description.

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