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These four volumes—encompassing 500-plus A-to-Z signed entries by more than 40 American scholars—cover all aspects of African American popular culture through the Obama administration. Leaving few stones unturned, Smith (William & Camille Cosby Professor in the Humanities, Fisk Univ.) includes topics and important figures spanning arts, legislature, media, civil rights, education, customs, music, social and economic issues, organizations, activism, and more. A guide in Volume 1 organizes entries by t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Gr 6–9—The more than 600 articles in this ambitious encyclopedia cover African-American figures in, and contributions to, our country's music, fine arts, sports, science, literature, fashion, food, mass media, and cultural iconography. The alphabetically arranged articles range from "Cotillions and Botillions" and "Fish Fry" to such massive topics as "Africa and the African Diaspora" and even "African Americans in the U.S., 1619–2010." Each entry ends with a reading list of, usually, adult titles. A plethora of cross references joins lists of article titles by t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More