100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia
Since 1619, when Africans first came ashore in the swampy Chesapeake region of Virginia, there have been many individuals whose achievements or strength of character in the face of monumental hardships have called attention to the genius of the African American people. This book attempts to distill from many wonderful possibilities the 100 most outstanding examples of greatness. Pioneering scholar of African American Studies Molefi Kete Asante has used four criteria in his selection: the...
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Presenting short biographies of 100 extraordinary African Americans, this volume serves as a reference for scholars and an inspiration to the general reader. Asante profiles individuals who overcame great difficulty to make a contribution towards social and political equality for African Americans. The author teaches African American studies at Temple University and is the founding editor of the Journal of Black Studies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, ORSchool Library JournalGr 9 Up-This one-volume, alphabetically arranged encyclopedia provides one- to five-page entries on African Americans who have made major contributions to American society since the 18th century. Written in a clear, engaging style, the book includes not only famous individuals, but also people such as John Henrik Clarke, Alexander Crummell, and Benjamin "Pop" Singleton, who are not well represented in other reference works, making it an important addition for libraries. There are entries on religious leaders, such as Richard Allen, Henry Highland Garnet, and Benjamin E. Mays; scientists and inventors, including Charles Drew, Elijah McCoy, and Ernest Just; and visual artists, among them Edmonia Lewis and Romare Bearden. Astronauts, explorers, educators, soldiers, entertainers, scholars, and other professionals are also covered. A black-and-white drawing or photograph depicts each person featured. Some students will be interested in reading this title cover to cover.-Joyce Fay Fletcher, Rippon Middle School, Prince William County, VA Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Acknowledgments11Introduction13Hank Aaron23Ira Aldridge25Muhammad Ali27Richard Allen31Marian Anderson34Maya Angelou37Arthur Ashe39Crispus Attucks41James Baldwin44Benjamin Banneker48Amiri Baraka51Romare Bearden54Mary McLeod Bethune57Guion Bluford61Arna Bontemps62Edward W. Brooke64Gwendolyn Brooks66Blanche K. Bruce69Ralph Bunche72George Washington Carver75Shirley Chisholm78Kenneth B. Clark81John Henrik Clarke84John Coltrane87Bill Cosby92Alexander Crummell94Countee Cullen97Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.100Martin R. Delany103Frederick Douglass106Charles Drew111W. E. B. Du Bois114Paul Laurence Dunbar118Katherine Dunham120Duke Ellington123James Forten126John Hope Franklin128Henry Highland Garnet131Marcus Garvey134Prince Hall141Fannie Lou Hamer146Larraine Hansberry150Dorothy Height153Matthew Henson155Charles Houston157Langston Hughes160Zora Neale Hurston165Jesse Jackson168Mae Jemison172Jack Johnson174James Weldon Johnson177John H. Johnson181Percy Julian184Ernest Just187Maulana Karenga190Martin Luther King, Jr.194Edmonia Lewis201Alain Locke203Joe Louis207Thurgood Marshall210Benjamin E. Mays215Elijah McCoy217Claude McKay219Oscar Micheaux224Dorie Miller227Garrett Morgan230Toni Morrison232Elijah Muhammad235Jesse Owens238Rosa Parks242Adam Clayton Powell246Colin Powell250A. Philip Randolph255Hiram Revels259Paul Robeson261Jackie Robinson264John Russwurm268Arturo Schomburg270Benjamin "Pop" Singleton272Mary Church Terrell275William Monroe Trotter279Sojourner Truth284Harriet Tubman289Kwame Ture293Henry McNeal Turner296Nat Turner299David Walker301Madame C. J. Walker304Booker T. Washington307Ida B. Wells-Barnett309Phillis Wheatley312Walter F. White315Roy Wilkins317Daniel Hale Williams318August Wilson320Oprah Winfrey322Tiger Woods324Carter G. Woodson327Richard Wright330Malcolm X333A Final Word339Bibliography341
\ School Library JournalGr 9 Up-This one-volume, alphabetically arranged encyclopedia provides one- to five-page entries on African Americans who have made major contributions to American society since the 18th century. Written in a clear, engaging style, the book includes not only famous individuals, but also people such as John Henrik Clarke, Alexander Crummell, and Benjamin "Pop" Singleton, who are not well represented in other reference works, making it an important addition for libraries. There are entries on religious leaders, such as Richard Allen, Henry Highland Garnet, and Benjamin E. Mays; scientists and inventors, including Charles Drew, Elijah McCoy, and Ernest Just; and visual artists, among them Edmonia Lewis and Romare Bearden. Astronauts, explorers, educators, soldiers, entertainers, scholars, and other professionals are also covered. A black-and-white drawing or photograph depicts each person featured. Some students will be interested in reading this title cover to cover.-Joyce Fay Fletcher, Rippon Middle School, Prince William County, VA Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.\ \
