Black Leaders of the Twentieth Century
- ISBN-10
- 0252009398
- ISBN-13
- 9780252009396
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 372
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Authors
- John Hope Franklin, August Meier
Description
Biographical studies of fifteen twentieth-century black leaders.
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