African American Firsts
Author: Joan Potter
Publisher: Dafina Books
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 0758241666
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcluded from history books, overlooked in classrooms and neglected by the media, African Americans have long been denied an accurate picture of their contributions to America, from colonial days to the present. But times have changed and the record can now be set straight. From the inventors of the traffic light and the gas mask to winners of an Oscar and the Olympic gold, this authoritative resource reveals over 450 'firsts' by African Americans - wonderful accomplishments achieved despite poverty, discrimination and racism.