African American Almanac

<b>Courage resilience and triumph! Celebrating the African American experience the extraordinary people and their profound influence on American history!</b><br>
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African Americans helped build the United States. Their contributions deeds and influence are interwoven into the fabric of the country. Celebrating centuries of achievements the <b><i>African American Almanac: 400 Years of Black Excellence</i></b> provides insights on the impact and inspiration of African Americans on U.S. society and culture spanning centuries and presented in a fascinating mix of biographies historical facts and enlightening essays on significant legislation and movements.<br>
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Covering events surrounding African American literature art and music; the civil rights movement; religion within the black community; advances in science and medicine; and politics education business the military sports theater film and television this important reference connects history to the issues currently facing the African American community. The <b><i>African American Almanac</i></b> also honors the lives and contributions of 800 influential figures including ...<br></p><p>
<i>Stacey Abrams Muhammad Ali Maya Angelou Josephine Baker Amiri Baraka Daisy Bates Reginald Wayne Betts Simone Biles Cory Bush Bisa Butler George Washington Carver Ray Charles Bessie Coleman Claudette Colvin Gary Davis Frederick Douglass W. E. B. Du Bois Michael Eric Dyson Duke Ellington Margie Eugene-Richard Medgar Evers Henry Louis Gates Jr. Roxane Gay Amanda Gorman Nicole Hanna-Jones Eric H. Holder Jr. Langston Hughes Zora Neale Hurston Ketanji Brown Jackson LeBron James Mae C. Jemison Gayle King Martin Luther King Jr. Queen Latifah Jacob Lawrence Kevin Liles Thurgood Marshall Walter Mosley Elijah Muhammad Barack Obama Gordon Parks Rosa Parks Richard Pryor Condoleezza Rice Smokey Robinson Wilma Rudolph Betty Shabazz Tavis Smiley Dasia Taylor Clarence Thomas Sojourner Truth Harriet Ross Tubman C. Delores Tucker Usher Denmark Vesey Alice Walker Raphael Warnock Booker T. Washington Denzel Washington Cornell West Colson Whitehead Justus Williams Serena Williams Oprah Winfrey Malcolm X</i> and many more.<br>
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Completely updated and revised for the first time in over a decade the <b><i>African American Almanac</i></b> looks at the recent challenges-from the Black Lives Movement to Covid-19—and ongoing resilience of our nation and it shines a light on our momentous and complicated history the individual accomplishments and contributions of the celebrated and unsung—but no less worthy—people who built our country and who continue to influence American society.<br>
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Comprehensive and richly illustrated it thoroughly explores the past progress and current conditions of America. This seminal work is the most complete and affordable single-volume reference of African American culture and history available today and it illustrates and demystifies the emotionally moving complex and often lost history of black life in America!</p>