Great Negroes: Past and Present: Volume Two

by Jawanza Kunjufu, Erica Myles, Nichelle Wilson

Overview

More than 200 African American figures famous in fields such as acting, art, athletics, business, comedy, dancing, education, music, politics, publishing, religion, science, and writing are profiled in this comprehensive book. Included in a special section on up-and-coming African Americans are people such as Tiger Woods, Sammy Sosa, Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jessie Jackson, Jr. A section on often-overlooked figures includes Medgar Evers, Dorothy Height, and Dempsey Travis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780913543658
Publisher:	African American Images
Publication date:	12/01/1999
Edition description:	Third Edition, Third edition
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	872,721
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 12.00(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Jawanza Kunjufu is the author of more than 65 books, including Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys and Good Brothers Looking for Good Sisters. He lives in Chicago. Erica Myles and Nichelle Wilson are writers who both live in Chicago.