| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 684 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Arts and entertainment -- Business -- Civil rights and protest -- Education -- Government: county & state -- Government: federal -- Government: international -- Government: local -- Journalism -- Military -- Miscellaneous -- Organizations -- Religion -- Science and medicine -- Sports -- Writers |
| Summary |
A celebration of achievement, accomplishments, and pride! The first African American president, U.S. senator, and the first black lawyer in the Department of Education. The first black chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first African American commissioned officer in the Marine Corps. The first black professors in a variety of fields. The first African American advertising agency. The first African American Olympian. The first black pilot for a scheduled commercial airline. The first recorded slave revolt in North America. The first African American cookbook writer. Revel and rejoice in the renowned and lesser-known, barrier-breaking trailblazers in all fields--arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, invention, journalism, religion, science, sports, music, and more. Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events, Fourth Edition bears witness to the long and complex history of African Americans! Expanded, updated, and revised for the first time in over eight years, Black Firsts collects more than 500 all-new achievements and previously unearthed firsts. This massive tome proves that African American accomplishments are wide-ranging and ongoing, documenting thousands of personal victories and triumphs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-654) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Online resouce; title from PDF title page (Ebook Central, viewed March 15, 2021) |
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African Americans -- History -- Miscellanea
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Black people -- History -- Miscellanea
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World records -- United States -- Miscellanea
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Cultural, Ethnic & Regional -- African American & Black.
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African Americans
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Black people
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World records
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Trivia and miscellanea
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781578597307 |
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1578597307 |
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