Record details

• ISBN: 9780787640217
• ISBN: 0787640212
• Physical Description: xvi, 1468 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 29 cm
• Edition: 10th edition
• Publisher: Detroit : Thomson Gale, [2008]
• Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Formerly the Negro Almanac."

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Chronology -- African American firsts -- Significant documents in African American history -- African American landmarks -- Africa and the Black diaspora -- Africans in America: 1600 to 1900 -- Civil rights -- Black nationalism -- National organizations -- Law -- Politics -- Population -- Employment and income -- Entrepreneurship -- Family and health -- Education -- Religion -- Literature -- Media -- Film and television -- Drama, comedy, and dance -- Classical music -- Sacred music traditions -- Blues and jazz -- Popular music -- Visual and applied arts -- Science and technology -- Sports -- Military -- Appendix.

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Subject:

African Americans > Dictionaries and encyclopedias.
African Americans > Dictionaries.
African Americans > Encyclopedias.

Genre:

Dictionaries.
Encyclopedias.