Its substantial, signed entries cover people, descriptions of slavery in specific states, religion, economics, and other relevant subjects. Articles are followed by a selected list of references for additional research. Includes a chronology, maps, graphs, and cross-references. From Emancipation to the Present. More than 800 brief entries about people, places, legislation, events, and constitutional cases related to civil rights through 1990.
Most entries provide a bibliography for further research.
Concludes with a chronology covering 1861-1990 and a bibliography. Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History . Presents a history of the black American experience from 1619 through the mid-1990s, with articles examining many aspects of culture, such as black identity, the Harlem Renaissance, and black English vernacular. Historical Statistics of Black America. Covers topics such as agriculture, slavery, families, and population and vital statistics.