The most complete and affordable single-volume reference of African
American culture available today, this almanac is a unique and valuable
resource devoted to illustrating and demystifying the moving, difficult,
and often lost history of black life in America.
Celebrating centuries of achievements, the African American Almanac:
400 Years of Triumph, Courage, and Excellence provides insights on the
influence, inspiration, and impact of African Americans on U.S. society
and culture. A legacy of pride, struggle, and triumph is presented
through a fascinating mix of biographies--including 750 influential
figures--little-known or misunderstood historical facts, enlightening
essays on significant legislation and movements, and 445 rare
photographs and illustrations.
Covering politics, education, religion, business, science, medicine, the
military, sports, literature, music, dance, theater, art, film, and
television, chapters address the important events and social and
cultural changes that affected African Americans over the centuries,
followed by biographical profiles of hundreds of key figures, including
Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Josephine Baker, Amiri Baraka, Daisy Bates,
George Washington Carver, Ray Charles, Bessie Coleman, Gary Davis,
Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, Michael Eric Dyson, Duke
Ellington, Medgar Evers, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Eric H. Holder Jr.,
Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, LeBron James, Mae C. Jemison,
Martin Luther King Jr., Queen Latifah, Jacob Lawrence, Kevin Liles,
Thurgood Marshall, Walter Mosley, Elijah Muhammad, Barack Obama, Gordon
Parks, Rosa Parks, Richard Pryor, Condoleezza Rice, Smokey Robinson,
Wilma Rudolph, Betty Shabazz, Tavis Smiley, Clarence Thomas, Sojourner
Truth, Harriet Ross Tubman, C. Delores Tucker, Usher, Denmark Vesey,
Alice Walker, Booker T. Washington, Kanye West, Reggie White, Serena
Williams, Oprah Winfrey, and Malcolm X.
Explore a wealth of milestones, inspiration, challenges met, and lasting
respect! The African American Almanac's helpful bibliography and
extensive index add to its usefulness.
