African American Firsts
Download or Read eBook African American Firsts PDF written by Joan Potter and published by Dafina Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Joan Potter |
| Publisher | : Dafina Books |
| Total Pages | : 438 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0758202431 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780758202437 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis African American Firsts by : Joan Potter
Book excerpt: As entertaining as it is informative, this is a completely up-to-date reference work presenting over 450 'firsts' by African Americans, from the invention of the traffic light to the doctor who first performed open heart surgery...from the explorer who reach the North Pole before Admiral Perry to the first novel by an African American to become a Book-of-the-Month Club Selection, and now including firsts by Halle Berry, Vonetta Flowers and Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks. Includes over 75 pages of photographs. 'A black history buff's dream' - Ebony
