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Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience (Multicultural History & Heroes Collection)

Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience (Multicultural History & Heroes Collection)

Jessie Carney Smith, Linda T. Wynn
$44.95
Publication Date: January 1st, 2009
Publisher:
Visible Ink Press
ISBN:
9781578591923
Pages:
408
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Description

Spanning nearly 400 years from the early abolitionists to the present, Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience profiles more than 400 people, places, and events that have shaped the history of the black struggle for freedom.

Covering such mainstay figures as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks as well as delving into how lesser known figures contributed to and shaped the history of civil rights, Freedom Facts and Firsts chronicles the breadth and passion of an entire people's quest for freedom. Among the inspiring stories found in this comprehensive resource are:

How the Housewives' League of Detroit started a nationwide movement to support black businesses, helping many to survive the Great Depression. What effect the sports journalist Samuel Harold Lacy had on Jackie Robinson's historic entrance into the major leagues. How the 9th and 10th Calvary and the 24th and 25th Infantry became known as the Buffalo Soldiers, a term of respect and endearment. How Whoopi Goldberg survived poverty, drug addiction, single parenthood, and a welfare income and used her personal history to take a satirical look at social issues. How world champion bicyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor was the first American-born black champion in any sport. How in 1890 John Mercer Langston became the first black U.S. congressman elected from his native state of Virginia.

This inspiring resource offers an encouraging look at the historic struggles and triumphs of black men and women in politics, arts, music, journalism, law, social work and sports, the authors chart a full and inspiring history of African American activism.

About the Author

Jessie Carney Smith is a noted African American studies scholar and a professor of humanities at Fisk University. She is the author of "Black Firsts" and "Black Heroes".""""Linda T. Wynn is the assistant director for state programs at the Tennessee Historical Commission and a professor of history at Fisk University. They both live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Praise for Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience (Multicultural History & Heroes Collection)

"Written in a vivid and accessible style, this encyclopedia is highly recommended for high school, public, and community college libraries, where it will serve students well. . . .  [U]nique effort that does equally well in libraries as it does in bookstores."  Library Journal



"An important addition to Black History Month booklists. From the early abolitionists to the presidential nomination of Barack Obama, the authors have gathered easy-to-read articles on the essential people, places, and events of the black struggle for freedom."  School Library Journal



"This authoritative work, with its brief biographies of many accomplished and famous African-Americans, is one that writers, researchers, and libraries will want to keep close at hand for its valuable information." Richmond Times-Dispatch

"This is a must-have reference." St. Paul Pioneer Press

"Comprehensively catalogs the achievements of everybody from Hank Aaron to Bruce Yuille." Syracuse Post-Standard

"A valuable encyclopedic work covering the Black experience in the United States from 1619 . . . through the Civil Rights Movement and to the ascendancy of Barack Obama, the country's first African-American president."  Newark Star Ledger



"Hundreds of entries describe in detail the important people, dates, events, and places of the African American experience. This reference works is very beneficial to students completing research and useful for all ages."  VOYA



"This title is an inexpensive alternative to the more academic titles on black history that are currently on the market. It will be especially appreciated in school libraries, community college collections, and public libraries of all sizes."  American Reference Books Annual

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