The last volume includes several tables of additional information and an index. Black Women In America. Hine, Darlene C., edit. Carlson Pub., 1993. This encyclopedia includes both biographical and broad subject essays which provide information on the contributions o f African American women to American life.
Profiles range from seventeenth-century slave women to contemporary figures.
The second volume contains a comprehensive index. Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History. Salzman, Jack, edit. Entries are alphabetically arranged with numerous cross-references. The appendix in volume 5 provides statistical information on many subjects.