Great Lives from History: African Americans
- ISBN-10
- 158765752X
- ISBN-13
- 9781587657528
- Series
- Great Lives from History
- Category
- African Americans
- Pages
- 1789
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Salem PressInc
- Author
- Carl Leon Bankston
Description
Features 800 essays covering people from the eighteenth century through to the early twenty-first century. The majority of the individuals included in this set have never been covered in this series before. Many individuals are household names, famous for their work in such fields as entertainment, sports, civil rights, politics, and literature.
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