Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events
- ISBN-10
- 1578594243
- ISBN-13
- 9781578594245
- Series
- Black Firsts
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 848
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-12-01
- Publisher
- Visible Ink Press
- Author
- Jessie Carney Smith
Description
Achievement engenders pride, and the most significant accomplishments involving people, places, and events in black history are gathered in Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Events.
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