AuthorDavis, John Preston, 1905- ed.
TitleThe American Negro reference book, edited by John P. Davis.
PublishedEnglewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1966]
Descriptionxxii, 969 p. illus. 25 cm.
Bib. NoteIncludes bibliographical references.
Formatted NoteContents: A brief history of the Negro in the United States / John Hope Franklin -- The Negro population in the United States / Karl E. Taeuber and Alma F. Taeuber -- The Negro in American agriculture / Calvin L. Beale -- Employment patterns of Negro men and women / Eli Ginzberg and Dale L. Hiestand -- The Negro in the national economy / Andrew F. Brimmer -- The urban Negro family / Joseph H. Douglass -- Educating the American Negro / Virgil A. Clift -- The Negro in American religious life / Harry V. Richardson -- The Negro in American politics : the past / G. James Fleming -- The Negro in American politics : the present / James Q. Wilson -- The American protest movement for Negro rights / C. Eric Lincoln -- The legal status of the Negro in the United States / Constance Baker Motley -- The American Negro woman / Jeanne L. Noble -- The Negro scholar and professional in America / Horace Mann Bond -- The Negro in the armed forces of America / John P. Davis --

Negro Americans and the Africa interest / St. Clair Drake -- Prejudice and the individual / Gordon W. Allport -- Prejudice and the situation / Thomas F. Pettigrew -- Prejudice and society / Robin M. Williams -- Negro music in American life / Zelma George -- Blues, jazz and the Negro / Le Roi Jones -- The Negro in the fine arts / Marion Brown -- The Negro in American sports / John P. Davis -- The Negro and American entertainment / Langston Hughes -- The Negro contribution to American letters / Arna Bontemps.
SubjectsAfrican Americans -- History.
LC Card Number65-12919
Call Number/Copies 
 WRHS Research Library: E 185 D262
mq18783: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING]
[Record 12040]