Black firsts
Subtitle: 4,000 ground-breaking and pioneering historical events
By: [edited by] Jessie Carney Smith
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 833
ISBN-13: 9781578593699
Subjects: Miscellanea; History; African Americans; Blacks; World records
Description: Presents over four thousand accomplishments by African Americans in the fields of entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, journalism, religion, science, sports, and music.
Notes: "First published in 1994 and updated in 2002, this new edition adds hundreds of new stories and brings you up-to-day."--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 761-773) and index.
Table of contents: title: Arts and entertainment; title: Business; title: Civil rights and protest; title: Education; title: Government: county & state; title: Government: federal; title: Government: international; title: Government: local; title: Journalism; title: Military; title: Miscellaneous; title: Organizations; title: Religion; title: Science and medicine; title: Sports; title: Writers.