eBook - ePub

The Black Washingtonians

Name: The Black Washingtonians
ISBN: 9780470320815

The Anacostia Museum Illustrated Chronology

400 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

The Black Washingtonians

The Anacostia Museum Illustrated Chronology

About this book

The Black WashingtoniansTHE ANACOSTIA MUSEUM ILLUSTRATED CHRONOLOGYA history of African American life in our nation's capital, in words and picturesFrom the Smithsonian Institution's renowned Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture comes this elegantly illustrated, beautifully written, fact-filled history of the African Americans who have lived, worked, struggled, prospered, suffered, and built a vibrant community in Washington, D.C.This striking volume puts the resources of the world's finest museum of African American history at your fingertips. Its hundreds of photographs, period illustrations, and documents from the world-famous collections at the Anacostia and other Smithsonian museums take you on a fascinating journey through time from the early eighteenth century to the present.Featuring a thoughtful foreword by Eleanor Holmes Norton and an afterword by Howard University's E. Ethelbert Miller, The Black Washingtonians introduces you to a host of African American men and women who have made the city what it is today and explores their achievements in politics, business, education, religion, sports, entertainment, and the arts.

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