Livingston, Michael E., editor. The African-American book of lists . Contains a variety of intriguing facts about the culture, history, and achievements of African Americans. This compilation of information covering the general area of civil rights since the Emancipation Proclamation contains over 800 entries written by 157 experts in African American history. In addition to people, important laws, books, newspapers, journals, events, and landmark court cases are also included.
All entries have bibliographies and are cross-referenced.
Childrens Press, c1987. Written for junior and senior high school readers, this book presents an introduction to the civil rights movement since the end of the Civil War, and includes biographies of many personalities connected with the movement. Miller, Randall M. and John David Smith, eds. Dictionary of Afro-American slavery . Pinto Press, c1994.