Working Americans, 1898-2016 Volume XIV: African Americans ; Table of Contents ; Introduction ; 1898-1919 ; 1898: African American Wood Turner ; 1913: Young Singer of Spirtuals ; 1916: African American U.S. Army Major ; 1917: Civil Rights Advocate ; 1919: Female African American Entrepreneur ; 1920-1939 ; 1927: Blues Singer Florence Mills ; 1935: African American Couple Emigrate from Rural South to Urban North ; 1939: Female Pianist and Musical Arranger ; 1940-1959 ; 1942: Guitarist with Transformative Technique ; 1945: Female Trombonist in Traveling Band
1946: African American Newspaper Reporter 1946: African American Sailor and Desegregation Advocate ; 1948: U.S. Delegate and Postwar Architect ; 1951: Former Slave and Proud Matriarch ; 1952: Olympic Gold Medal Hurdler ; 1959: Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer and Prisoner ; 1960-1979 ; 1960: Self-trained Olympic Weightlifter ; 1961: Educator and Civil Rights Pioneer ; 1962: From Orphan to Self-made Golf Caddie ; 1966: African American Baseball Player ; 1966: Army Private in the Vietnam War ; 1968: Female Electronics Worker ; 1970: Earth Day Advocate ; 1975: Jamaican Immigrant and Caregiver ; 1980-1999
1983: Music Promoter and Innovator 1985: Haitian Immigrant and Artist ; 1993: University Student and Music Promoter ; 2000-2016 ; 2008: Surfer and Surfboard Entrepreneur ; 2015: Field Service Scheduling Supervisor ; 2016: Family Therpist ; The Black Population: 2010 Census Brief ; Black (African American) History Month: February 2016 ; Further Reading ; Index
