| Edition |
9th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 1500 p.) : ill. |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"Formerly The Negro almanac." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chronology -- African Amerian 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. |
| Summary |
Provides historical and current information on African American history, society, and culture in 28 topical chapters. Includes a chronology, a chapter of important primary documents, directories of organizations and businesses, a bibliography of recently-published works, annotated lists of crucial court cases, a filmography, hundreds of brief biographies, and more than 650 photographs, illustrations, maps, and statistical charts within the text. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Encyclopedias.
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| Added Author |
Lehman, Jeffrey, 1969-
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Jackson, Andrew P.
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Gale (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Negro almanac.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: African-American almanac. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2003 0787640204 |
| ISBN |
9780787691400 (electronic book) |
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0787691402 (electronic book) |
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0787640204 |
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