Icons of Black America: Breaking Barriers and Crossing Boundaries [3 volumes] (Greenwood Icons) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313376425 ISBN 13: 9780313376429

Publisher: Greenwood, 2011

Synopsis

This stunning collection of essays illuminates the lives and legacies of the most famous and powerful individuals, groups, and institutions in African American history.

· 100 alphabetically arranged profiles, each accompanied by a photograph

About this title

Book Description:

Muhammad Ali, Jay-Z, Toni Morrison, Barack Obama, Rosa Parks, Lena Horne. Each has become an icon recognized as outstanding in his or her chosen field. There are many more like them—both people and institutions—that have made their mark on American culture. These are their stories.

About the Author:

Matthew C. Whitaker is associate professor in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, and an affiliate faculty member in African and African American Studies and Justice and Social Inquiry at Arizona State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0313376425
• ISBN 13: 9780313376429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1204
• Editor: Whitaker Matthew