Forgotten African American Firsts provides students with resources
for learning and conducting research about African American
innovators and their contributions to art, entertainment, sports,
politics, religion, business, and popular culture. While the
achievements of such individuals as Barack Obama, Toni Morrison,
and Thurgood Marshall are well known, many accomplished African
Americans have been largely forgotten or deliberately erased from
the historical record in America. This volume introduces students
to those African Americans whose successes in entertainment,
business, sports, politics, and other fields remain poorly
understood. Dr. Charles Drew, whose pioneering research on blood
transfusions saved thousands of lives during World War II; Mae
Jemison, an engineer who in 1992 became the first African American
woman to travel in outer space; and Ethel Waters, the first African
American to star in her own television show, are among those
chronicled in Forgotten African American Firsts. With nearly 150
entries across 17 categories, this book has been carefully curated
to showcase the inspiring stories of African Americans whose hard
work, courage, and talent have led the course of history in the
United States and around the world. Introduces students to the
pioneering achievements of African American artists, inventors,
leaders, and scholars Orients readers to historical, biographical,
contextual, and theoretical approaches to understanding and
appraising the work of African American innovators Documents the
critical but often unrecognized role that African Americans in
every generation have played in transforming American culture
Models major avenues for investigating, assessing, and writing
about African American trailblazers and the significance and
continuing influence of their accomplishments
General
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Publishing Group
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2023 |
| Authors: |
Hans A Ostrom
• J. David Macey
|
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
322 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4408-7535-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-4408-7535-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781440875359 |
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