| Great Negroes: Past and Present: Volume Two Volume 2 Third Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Kunjufu, Jawanza (Author), Myles, Erica (Author), Wilson, Nichelle (Author) |
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ISBN: 0913543659 ISBN-13: 9780913543658 Publisher: African American Images OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1999 Annotation: Brief biographies of predominantly contemporary African Americans from the fields of science, government, education, business, religion, literature, the arts, athletics, and entertainment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Biography & Autobiography | Reference - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 920.073 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 8.75" W x 11.31" (1.72 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: More than 200 African American figures famous in fields such as acting, art, athletics, business, comedy, dancing, education, music, politics, publishing, religion, science, and writing are profiled in this comprehensive book. Included in a special section on up-and-coming African Americans are people such as Tiger Woods, Sammy Sosa, Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jessie Jackson, Jr. A section on often-overlooked figures includes Medgar Evers, Dorothy Height, and Dempsey Travis. |