03833oam 2200601 450 991079820590332120190911112723.01-80316-077-21-68217-107-8(OCoLC)971498457(MiFhGG)GVRL01CS(EXLCZ)99371000000064867220170125h20162016 uy 0engurun|---uuuuardacontentrdamediardacarrierWorking Americans 1898-2016Volume XIVAfrican Americans /based on materials from Working Americans series by Scott DerksFirst edition.Amenia, NY :Grey House Publishing,[2016]�20161 online resource (x, 381 pages) illustrations (some color), maps, portraitsWorking Americans ;v.14"A universal reference book."1-68217-106-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Working Americans, 1898-2016 Volume XIV: African Americans ; Table of Contents ; Introduction ; 1898-1919 ; 1898: African American Wood Turner ; 1913: Young Singer of Spirtuals ; 1916: African American U.S. Army Major ; 1917: Civil Rights Advocate ; 1919: Female African American Entrepreneur ; 1920-1939 ; 1927: Blues Singer Florence Mills ; 1935: African American Couple Emigrate from Rural South to Urban North ; 1939: Female Pianist and Musical Arranger ; 1940-1959 ; 1942: Guitarist with Transformative Technique ; 1945: Female Trombonist in Traveling Band1946: African American Newspaper Reporter 1946: African American Sailor and Desegregation Advocate ; 1948: U.S. Delegate and Postwar Architect ; 1951: Former Slave and Proud Matriarch ; 1952: Olympic Gold Medal Hurdler ; 1959: Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer and Prisoner ; 1960-1979 ; 1960: Self-trained Olympic Weightlifter ; 1961: Educator and Civil Rights Pioneer ; 1962: From Orphan to Self-made Golf Caddie ; 1966: African American Baseball Player ; 1966: Army Private in the Vietnam War ; 1968: Female Electronics Worker ; 1970: Earth Day Advocate ; 1975: Jamaican Immigrant and Caregiver ; 1980-19991983: Music Promoter and Innovator 1985: Haitian Immigrant and Artist ; 1993: University Student and Music Promoter ; 2000-2016 ; 2008: Surfer and Surfboard Entrepreneur ; 2015: Field Service Scheduling Supervisor ; 2016: Family Therpist ; The Black Population: 2010 Census Brief ; Black (African American) History Month: February 2016 ; Further Reading ; IndexThe African-American struggle and triumph comes to life in these pages, from the Emancipation Proclamation and racial segregation in the 1800s to the the Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movement to the first African American president. This volume provides real information on what it meant to be an African American from the 1890s to the present day.Working AmericansWorking class African AmericansHistoryWorking classUnited StatesHistoryAfrican AmericansEmploymentHistoryLaborUnited StatesHistoryOccupationsUnited StatesHistorySocial classesUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesEconomic conditionsWorking class African AmericansHistory.Working classHistory.African AmericansEmploymentHistory.LaborHistory.OccupationsHistory.Social classesHistory.305.562097309034Derks Scott1475653MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910798205903321Working Americans, 1898-20163766436UNINA