The American Negro reference book. / Edited by John P. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, John P. (John Preston), 1905-1973, editor.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Negro heritage library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--History.

African Americans.

History.

Genre:

History.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (bookplate) (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

2 volumes (886 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

Yonkers [N.Y.] Educational Heritage, Inc., 1966.

Contents:

Vol. 1. A brief history of the Negro in the United States / John Hope Franklin

The Negro population in the United States / Karl E. Taeuber

The Negro in American agriculture / Calvin L. Beale and Alma F. Taeuber

Employment patterns of Negro men and women / Eli Ginzbert 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

Vol. 2. The American protest movement for Negro rights / E. 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.

Notes:

Designed by Harold Franklin.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copies (v. 1 & 2) presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copies (v. 1 & 2) have bookplates of Joanna Banks.

Other Format:

Online version: Davis, John Preston, 1905- American Negro reference book.

OCLC:

1815960