Black Firsts - Smith, Jessie Carney
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1. Previous editions sold a combined 200,000 units 2. More than 4,000 history-making achievements, ground-breaking successes, and pioneering accomplishments 3. Fully revised with more than 500 new accomplishments¿as well as newly uncovered historic firsts 4. Thoroughly researched and documented history 5. First revision in eight years 6. History made accessible with fascinating stories of accomplishment, richly illustrated text, colorful personality studies, and fun facts. 7. Written for and aimed at general audiences 8. The first, best place to turn for an overview of history basics 9.…mehr

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1. Previous editions sold a combined 200,000 units 2. More than 4,000 history-making achievements, ground-breaking successes, and pioneering accomplishments 3. Fully revised with more than 500 new accomplishments¿as well as newly uncovered historic firsts 4. Thoroughly researched and documented history 5. First revision in eight years 6. History made accessible with fascinating stories of accomplishment, richly illustrated text, colorful personality studies, and fun facts. 7. Written for and aimed at general audiences 8. The first, best place to turn for an overview of history basics 9. Authoritative reference on African American history and powerful, lesser-known stories 10. Logical organization makes finding information quick and easy 11. Clear and concise answers 12. Numerous black-and-white photographs 13. Thoroughly indexed 14. Authoritative resource 15. Written to appeal to anyone interested in African American achievements, history, and pride¿including students, teachers, and researchers 16. Publicity and promotion aimed at the wide array of websites devoted to history and education 17. Back-to-school promotion targeting more mainstream media and websites on a popular topic 18. Promotion targeting magazines and newspapers
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Distinguished in the library profession and recognized educator, author and scholar Jessie Carney Smith is dean of the library and holds the Camille Cosby Distinguished Chair in the Humanities at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. She completed her undergraduate work at North Carolina A&T State University and holds master¿s degrees from Michigan State University and Vanderbilt University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. Among Dr. Smith¿s numerous awards are the National Women¿s Book Association¿s Award, the Candace Award for excellence in education, Sage magazine¿s Anna J. Cooper Award for research on African American women, and the Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries. Her work includes Black Firsts, Black Heroes, The Handy African American History Answer Book, and with co-author Linda T. Wynn, Freedom Facts and Firsts all published by Visible Ink Press. She resides in Nashville, Tennessee.