The Negro Almanac
Subtitle: A Reference Work on the Afro American
By: compiled and edited by Harry A. Ploski and James Williams
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Published: January 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1550
ISBN-13: 9780471877103
Description: Compiles historical, biographical, and statistical facts about Afro-Americans.
Notes: "A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1489-1528) and index.

Bibliography: p1499-1526. - Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Chronology: a historical review; title: Signigicant documents in Afro-American history; title: Historic landmarks of Black America; title: Civil rights organizations and Black power advocates-past and present; title: The legal status of Black Americans; title: The Black voter and elected officeholder; title: Growth and distribution of the Black population; title: The Black family; title: The Black worker in the labor movement; title: Black capitalism; title: Employment, unemployment, and the labor force; title: Income, earnings and incidence of poverty; title: The federal government and assistance programs; title: Perspectives on Black education; title: Blacks in Colonial and Revolutionary America; title: Black servicemen and the military establishment; title: The Black amateur and professional athlete; title: Black writers, scholars, and poets; title: The Black artist; title: Inventors and scientists; title: The Black entertainer in the performing arts; title: Black classical musicians; title: The jazz scene; title: The Black in films; title: The Black press and broadcast media; title: The Black religious tradition; title: National Black organizations; title: The Black woman; title: Prominent Black Americans; title: Black firsts; title: Slavery in the Americas; title: Africa: the emerging nations; title: Blacks in the western hemisphere; title: A selected bibliography.