The complete idiot's guide to African American history

By Melba J. Duncan

Subjects: Sociology, History, African Americans, Biography, Nonfiction, African americans, history

Description: Although the first black slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, our knowledge of African American history is often limited to "lessons" in films.The Complete Idiot's Guide to African American History reveals a full portrait of black life, including familiar figures such as Harriet Tubman, W.E.B. DuBois, and Martin Luther King, Jr.