This two-volume work celebrates 50 notable achievements of African Americans, highlighting black contributions to U.S. history and examining the ways black acco

"This two-volume work celebrates 50 notable achievements of African Americans, highlighting black contributions to U.S. history and examining the ways black acc

The book does not attempt to tell the complete history of all the accomplishments of African American men and women featured in the book. But it is my hope that

Focuses on the events and the people who have shaped the history of African Americans from the year 1619 to the present.

It is impossible to understand America without understanding the history of African Americans. In nearly seven hundred entries, the Encyclopedia of African Amer