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THE TIMETABLES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY : A CHRONOLOGY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
Harley, Sharon
1996 02867316 Soft Cover. Brand New. Out-Of-print. 8-1/2 x 11". This book chronicles significant events, figures, and movements in the lives of African Americans from 1492 to 1992. It highlights many firsts: in 1940, for example, Booker T. Washington was the first black American to appear on a postage stamp, and Richard Wright's Native Son was the first literary work by a black American to become a Book-of-the-Month Club selection.. This monumental work is arranged by year; under each date events are listed across the page under such categories as Education; Laws and Legal Actions; Religion; Arts; Science, Technology, and Medicine; and Sports. Nonblack persons are identified by an asterisk except when their racial or ethnic designation is obvious. A few black-and-white portraits of prominent African Americans illustrate the volume.. The detailed index notes not only the page number but also the column under which topics are found. 400 pages filled with thousands fo entries that document historical moments, laws and legal actions + noteworthy events. Touchstone Books 0684815788. / 9780684815787
Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Price:
17.38 USD
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