It is impossible to understand America without understanding the history of African Americans. In nearly seven hundred entries, the Encyclopedia of African Amer

Alphabetically-arranged entries from O to T that explores significant events, major persons, organizations, and political and social movements in African-Americ

A comprehensive encyclopedia on African history with a broad cultural and geographic sweep, this outstanding new set covers African history from ancient times t

When Columbus arrived in 1492, the first free black person—a sailor—set foot in the Americas. Over the next 400 years, as slavery spread and became entrench

"Covering everything from sports to art, religion, music, and entrepreneurship, this book documents the vast array of African American cultural expressions and