The Black 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential African-Americans, Past and Present

By Columbus Salley

Book Overview

Dr. Columbus Salley has selected the one hundred most influential African-Americans of all time and then ranked them according to their contributions to cultures worldwide and the struggle for equality. From Dr. Martin Luther King (1) and Harriet Tubman (12) to Louis Armstrong (68) and Arthur Ashe (98), here are the one hundred who have fundamentally altered the ways in which millions of Americans -- of all colors -- live in our society. For each of the one hundred, Dr. Salley provides a biographical sketch and an account of the reasons for each individual's rank.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806515503
• ISBN13: 9780806515502
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great for school research!

Love this book! It is great for school research papers and just overall general knowledge of great african americans. Contains rare information about popular and not so popular names.