Presents short biographies of ninety-five black Americans from colonial to contemporary times, highlighting their personal achievements and their

"History of the American Negro: West Virginia Edition is a collection of biographies of African American men and women at the beginning of the tw

Provides brief biographical sketches of African Americans who were the first of their race to accomplish a goal in a variety of fields, from medi

Lists over 700 entries spanning three centuries of American history.

"Biographies of notable black Americans": p. 241-483.

A man describes his purchase of a house in Northern Vermont, and his gradual realization that Vermonters live up to their idea that no one person