Black Firsts

By Jessie Carney Smith, Casper Leroy Jordan, Jessie Carney Smith, Casper LeRoy Jordan, Jessie Carney Smith Ph.D.

Subjects: Blacks, history, Sociology, African americans, history, African Americans, Miscellanées, Nonfiction, World records, United states, history, Afro-Americans, Histoire, Black people, Miscellanea, Noirs, Biographie, Blacks, History, Noirs américains, Records, African americans, miscellanea

Description: Readers will revel in the stories of barrier-breaking pioneers in all fields-arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, inventing, journalism, religion, science, sports, and more. And they will rejoice in their triumphs. With hundreds of illustrations and a daily calendar of firsts, Black Firsts is the culmination of many hours of work, courage, and perseverance, the exact qualities represented within. Black Firsts is a testament to a rich but often overlooked part of our history. Jessie Carney Smith, William and Camille Cosby Professor of the Humanities at Fisk University, gives us stories of a people overcoming adversity to emerge triumphant. A vital collection of amazing scholarship, Black Firsts remembers and celebrates those who have won personal victories against the forces arrayed against them.