Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events

Editor/Author Smith, Jessie Carney
Publication Year: 2021
Publisher: Visible Ink Press

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-1-57-859688-1
Category: Social Sciences - Ethnic Studies
Image Count: 645
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

Remarkable people, places, and events in black history are gathered in Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events.

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Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
  • Architecture
  • Cartoons
  • Circus
  • Comedy Stage Shows
  • Dance
  • Drama, Dramatists, and Theater
  • Festivals
  • Film
  • Miscellaneous
  • Museums
  • Music
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Radio
  • Recording
  • Sculpture
  • Television
  • BUSINESS
  • Advertising
  • Automobile Industry
  • Banking
  • Insurance
  • Labor Unions
  • Manufacturing
  • Miscellaneous Industries
  • Publishing
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Savings and Loans
  • Stock Brokerage
  • Transportation
  • CIVIL RIGHTS AND PROTEST
  • Abolition
  • Awards and Honors
  • Government Action
  • Group Action
  • Miscellaneous
  • Slave Revolts
  • Slavery
  • Statues and Recognitions
  • EDUCATION
  • Awards, Honors, and Philanthropy
  • College Administrators
  • College Buildings
  • College Degrees
  • College Collaboration
  • College Faculty
  • College Foundings
  • College Fund-Raising
  • College Integration
  • Divinity Schools
  • Extension Programs
  • Honorary Degrees
  • Law Schools
  • Libraries, Archives, Collections
  • Schools
  • GOVERNMENT: COUNTY & STATE
  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Virgin Islands
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • GOVERNMENT: FEDERAL
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • Federal Appointees
  • Federal Employees
  • Judiciary
  • Political Parties
  • U.S. House of Representatives
  • U.S. Senate
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Presidency
  • GOVERNMENT: INTERNATIONAL
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Brazil
  • Burundi
  • Canada
  • Dominica
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Ghana
  • Haiti
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Ivory CoIvory coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Mexico
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Russia
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Switzerland
  • Tanzania
  • United Kingdom
  • United Nations
  • Zaire (Congo)
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
  • GOVERNMENT: LOCAL
  • Alabama
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • JOURNALISM
  • Newspapers
  • Periodicals
  • Photojournalism
  • Press Secretary
  • Radio
  • Television
  • MILITARY
  • Air Force
  • American Revolution
  • Army
  • Civil War
  • Coast Guard
  • Court of Military Appeals
  • Marines
  • Military Academy (West Point)
  • Militia
  • National Guard
  • Naval Academy
  • Navy
  • Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)
  • World War I
  • MISCELLANEOUS
  • Aviation
  • Awards and Honors
  • Beauty Industry and Models
  • Celebrations
  • Chess
  • Commemoratives and Monuments
  • Exploration
  • Other Topics
  • Pioneers
  • Royalty
  • Transportation
  • ORGANIZATIONS
  • Academic and Intellectual Societies
  • Business and Professional Organizations
  • Charitable and Civic Organizations
  • Civil Rights and Political Organizations
  • Fraternal, Social, and Religious Groups
  • Medical and Dental Associations
  • Military Veterans
  • RELIGION
  • African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
  • African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church
  • African Orthodox Church
  • African Union; American Methodist Episcopal Church
  • African-American Catholic Church
  • Anglican Church
  • Antioch Association of Metaphysical Science
  • Baptism
  • Baptists
  • Black Christian Nationalist Church
  • Catholics
  • Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
  • Church of England
  • Colored (Christian) Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Congregationalists
  • Early Christians
  • Episcopalians
  • Ethiopians
  • Faith Healing
  • Faithful Central Bible Church
  • First Church of the Women's E. W. of A. (Queen Esther Mission)
  • Holiness
  • Interchurch Organizations
  • Islam
  • Judaism and Black Judaism
  • Lutherans
  • Methodists
  • Mormons
  • Peace Mission
  • Pentecostals
  • Presbyterians
  • Rastafarians
  • Reformed Dutch Church
  • Salvation Army
  • Southern Baptists
  • Spiritual
  • Unitarian-Universalists
  • United Church and Science of Living Institute
  • United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming (Shakers)
  • SCIENCE & MEDICINE
  • Federal Employees
  • Hospitals
  • Inventions and Patents
  • Medical Agencies and Schools
  • Medicine
  • Museums
  • National Science Foundation
  • Nursing
  • Publications
  • Research and Development
  • Space
  • SPORTS
  • Administration
  • Associations
  • Automobile Racing
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Body Building
  • Bowling
  • Boxing
  • Cricket
  • Cycling
  • Darts
  • Fencing
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Horse Racing
  • Horse Riding (Equestrian)
  • Horse Riding (Polo)
  • Ice Skating
  • Lacrosse
  • Marathon Walking
  • Motocross
  • Olympics
  • Poker
  • Rodeo
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Soccer
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Triathalon
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling
  • Sports Reporter
  • WRITERS
  • Autobiography
  • Awards
  • Comics
  • History
  • Nonfiction
  • Novels
  • Pamphlets
  • Poetry
  • Short Stories
  • Further Reading