The african american national biography

The African American National Biography (AANB) is a joint project of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University and Oxford University Press. Edited by Professors Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, this landmark undertaking resulted in an eight-volume print edition containing over 4, individual biographies, indices, and. The African American National Biography presents history through a mosaic of the lives of thousands of individuals, illuminating the abiding influence of persons of African descent on the life of this nation from the arrival of Esteban in Spanish Florida in through to notable black citizens of the present day. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
The African American national biography by Gates, Henry Louis; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks, Publication date Topics African Americans, African Americans Publisher New York: Oxford University Press Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled; inlibrary Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size G.