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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Canton, Michigan : Visible Ink Press, (c)2012.Description: xiii, 543 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781578593231
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E185 .A375 2012
  • E185
Available additional physical forms:
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Contents:
Civil rights -- Politics -- Education -- Religion -- Literature -- Business entrepreneurs/media -- Performing and visual/applied arts -- Music -- Science, technology, inventors, and explorers -- Sports -- Military.
Subject: 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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Reference (Library Use ONLY) G. Allen Fleece Library REFERENCE RES E185 .A37 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001861141

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.

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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