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Title:
Black firsts : 4,000 ground-breaking and pioneering historical events / [edited by] Jessie Carney Smith.
Author:
Smith, Jessie Carney, 1930- editor.
Publication Information:
Detroit : Visible Ink Press, [2013]

©2013
Call Number:
E185 .B574 2013
Abstract:
Presents over four thousand accomplishments by African Americans in the fields of entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, journalism, religion, science, sports, and music.

This text is a comprehensive record of over four thousand examples of achievements and historical firsts initiated by black Americans. They're organized thematically and then chronologically. There are entries under: arts and entertainment, business, civil rights and protest, education, local government, county and state government, federal government, international government, journalism, military, miscellaneous, organizations, religion, science and medicine, and sports. The entries include the date, a few sentences to over a page of content, and a citation. Several entries have black and white photos.
Edition:
Third edition.
ISBN:
9781578593699

9781480621152
Physical Description:
xiii, 833 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Arts and entertainment -- Business -- Civil rights and protest -- Education -- Government: county & state -- Government: federal -- Government: international -- Government: local -- Journalism -- Military -- Miscellaneous -- Organizations -- Religion -- Science and medicine -- Sports -- Writers.
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