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Title Contemporary Black biography. Volume 49 : profiles from the international Black community / Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast, editors
Published Detroit, Mich. : Thomson Gale, [2005]
©2005
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Series Gale virtual reference library
Gale virtual reference library.
Contents Allain, Stephanie -- Armah, Ayi Kwei -- Barlow, Roosevelt -- Berrysmith, Don R. -- Bibb, Eric -- Boyd, Gwendolyn E. -- Brower, William -- Brown, Byrd -- Carr, Leroy -- Carter, Martin -- Chase, Debra Martin -- Cullers, Vincent -- Danner, Margaret Esse -- Elba, Idris -- Franklin, Kirk -- Fuhr, Grant -- Gravely, Samuel L. Jr. -- Gray, F. Gary -- Halliburton, Warren J. -- Hamlin, Larry Leon -- Jacquet, Illinois -- Jones, James Earl -- Keflezighi, Meb -- Knox, Simmie -- L.L. Cool J -- Lipscomb, Mance -- Martin, Roland -- Martin, Ruby -- McFarland, Roland -- Mell, Patricia -- Moore, Barbara C. -- Murrell, Marilyn -- Obama, Barack -- Pinn, Vivian -- Quigless, Helen Gordon -- Reeves, Gregory -- Richards, Hilda -- Robinson, Smokey -- Roker, Al -- Scarlett, Millicent -- Shropshire, Thomas -- Sifford, Charlie -- Smith, Dr. Lonnie, -- Smith, Lonnie Liston -- Smith, Nate -- Spence, Joseph -- Stanford, Olivia -- Thomas, Franklin A. -- Thurston, Stephen John -- Trueheart, William -- Waddles, Charleszetta "Mother" -- Wallace, Joaquin -- Whitaker, Forest -- Wilson, Gerald --Worthy, James
Summary Provides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of African American and/or black heritage. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields, including architecture, art, business, dance, education, fashion, film, industry, journalism, law, literature, medicine, music, politics and government, publishing, religion, science and technology, social issues, sports, television, theater, and others
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Original: ix, 266 pages : photographs ; 29 cm
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Subject LL Cool J, 1968-
Allain, Stephanie.
Armah, Ayi Kwei, 1939-
Barlow, Roosevelt
Berrysmith, Don R
Bibb, Eric.
Boyd, Gwendolyn E
Brower, William
Brown, Byrd, 1929-
Carr, Leroy, 1905-1935.
Carter, Martin, 1927-1997.
Chase, Debra Martin.
Cullers, Vincent
Danner, Margaret.
Elba, Idris.
Franklin, Kirk, 1970-
Fuhr, Grant, 1962-
Gravely, S. L. (Samuel Lee), 1922-2004.
Gray, F. Gary.
Halliburton, Warren J.
Hamlin, Larry Leon
Jacquet, Illinois.
Jones, James Earl.
Keflezighi, Meb
Knox, Simmie
Lipscomb, Mance, 1895-1976.
Martin, Roland S.
Martin, Ruby Grant
McFarland, Roland
Mell, Patricia
Moore, Barbara C
Murrell, Marilyn
Obama, Barack.
Pinn, Vivian W.
Quigless, Helen Gordon
Reeves, Gregory.
Richards, Hilda.
Robinson, Smokey, 1940-
Roker, Al, 1954-
Scarlett, Millicent
Shropshire, Thomas
Sifford, Charlie, 1922-2015.
Smith, Lonnie Liston.
Smith, Lonnie, 1942-
Smith, Nate.
Spence, Joseph, 1910-1984.
Stanford, Olivia Lee Dilworth
Thomas, Franklin A.
Thurston, Stephen John
Trueheart, William E
Waddles, Charleszetta, 1912-2001.
Wallace, Joaquin
Whitaker, Forest.
Wilson, Gerald.
Worthy, James, 1961-
SUBJECT LL Cool J, 1968- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01502252
Armah, Ayi Kwei, 1939- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00039879
Brown, Byrd, 1929- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00447153
Carter, Martin, 1927-1997. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01757334
Danner, Margaret. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00012738
Franklin, Kirk, 1970- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00372635
Fuhr, Grant, 1962- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00274181
Gravely, S. L. (Samuel Lee), 1922-2004. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01477363
Jacquet, Illinois. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00108985
Jones, James Earl. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00138331
Keflezighi, Meb. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01785407
Lipscomb, Mance, 1895-1976. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00314252
Obama, Barack. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00348231
Reeves, Gregory. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00146610
Robinson, Smokey, 1940- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00227274
Roker, Al, 1954- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01916580
Sifford, Charlie, 1922-2015. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00297589
Smith, Lonnie, 1942- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01946473
Thomas, Franklin A. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01507702
Waddles, Charleszetta, 1912-2001. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01718501
Whitaker, Forest. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00312989
Wilson, Gerald, 1918-2014. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01759062
Worthy, James, 1961- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00450724
Subject African Americans -- Biography.
Blacks -- Biography
African Americans.
Blacks.
Genre/Form Gale Virtual Reference Library
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
Author Pendergast, Sara.
Pendergast, Tom.
ISBN 0787679216
1414405480
9780787679217
9781414405483