Bibliograph

Black firsts, 4,000 ground-breaking and pioneering historical events, [edited by] Jessie Carney Smith

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Black firsts, 4,000 ground-breaking and pioneering historical events, [edited by] Jessie Carney Smith

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 745-756) and index

Illustrations

portraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black firsts

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

51060259

Responsibility statement

[edited by] Jessie Carney Smith

Sub title

4,000 ground-breaking and pioneering historical events

Summary

Originally published in 1994, Black Firsts inspired readers of all ages. An epic record of African American achievement, it testified to a rich but often overlooked part of our history. Jessie Carney Smith, William and Camille Cosby Professor of the Humanities at Fisk University, greatly expands the new edition with more than 1,000 new stories of a people overcoming adversity to emerge triumphant. With more than 100 illustrations, Black Firsts includes modern-day pioneers like Halle Berry and Denzel Washington, Suzan-Lori Parks (winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for drama), and Vonetta Flowers, the first African American to be awarded the Winter Olympic gold medal. Readers will revel and rejoice in the stories of barrier-breaking pioneers in all fields -- arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, inventing, journalism, religion, science, sports, and more

Table Of Contents

Arts & entertainment -- Business -- Civil rights & protest -- Education -- Government : county & state -- Government : federal -- Government : international -- Government : local -- Journalism -- Military -- Miscellaneous -- Organizations -- Religion -- Science & medicine -- Sports -- Writers

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Contributor