African American breakthroughs : 500 years of black firsts

Pederson, Jay P. (Added Author). Smith, Jessie Carney, 1930- (Added Author).

Summary:

Summaries by subject include the event and a brief biography of the individual involved in the hundreds of firsts by African Americans.

Contents:

Business and labor
Civil rights and protest
Education
Explorers, pioneers, and wild west heroes
Film and television
Fine and applied arts
Justice, law enforcement, and public safety
Literature
Media
Military
Miscellaneous
Music
Performing arts
Politics
Religion
Science, medicine, and invention
Sports.

Item details

ISBN: 9780810394964
ISBN: 0810394960
Physical Description: xvii, 280 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
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Publisher: New York : U X L, c1995.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-263) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Business and labor Civil rights and protest Education Explorers, pioneers, and wild west heroes Film and television Fine and applied arts Justice, law enforcement, and public safety Literature Media Military Miscellaneous Music Performing arts Politics Religion Science, medicine, and invention Sports.

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