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The Negro almanac : a reference work on the Afro-American
- Title
- The Negro almanac : a reference work on the Afro-American / compiled and edited by Harry A. Ploski and James Williams.
- Publication
- New York : Wiley, [1983]
- ©1983
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- Description
- xiii, 1550 pages; 29 cm
- Summary
- Compiles historical, biographical, and statistical facts about Afro-Americans.
- Alternative Title
- Reference work on the Afro-American
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- encyclopedias.
- dictionaries.
- Dictionaries
- Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedias.
- Dictionaries.
- Encyclopédies.
- Dictionnaires.
- Note
- "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: 1489-1526.
- Contents
- Chronology: a historical review -- Significant documents in Afro-American history -- Historic landmarks of Black America -- Civil rights organizations and Black power advocates-past and present -- The legal status of Black Americans -- The Black voter and elected officeholder -- Growth and distribution of the Black population -- The Black family -- The Black worker in the labor movement -- Black capitalism -- Employment, unemployment, and the labor force -- Income, earnings and incidence of poverty -- The federal government and assistance programs -- Perspectives on Black education -- Blacks in Colonial and Revolutionary America -- Black servicemen and the military establishment -- The Black amateur and professional athlete -- Black writers, scholars, and poets -- The Black artist -- Inventors and scientists -- The Black entertainer in the performing arts -- Black classical musicians -- The jazz scene -- The Black in films -- The Black press and broadcast media -- The Black religious tradition -- National Black organizations -- The Black woman -- Prominent Black Americans -- Black firsts -- Slavery in the Americas -- Africa: the emerging nations -- Blacks in the western hemisphere -- A selected bibliography.
- ISBN
- 0471877107
- 9780471877103
- LCCN
- 82017469
- OCLC
- ocm08845517
- 8845517
- SCSB-46735
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library