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Article: Black Women in America.(Book SHELF)(Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia)(Book Review)
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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African-American history is replete with stories of strong women and the vital roles they've played in building America, including in politics, academics, medicine, entertainment and social organizations. These contributions continue today. But in 1993, these accomplishments were pulled together for the first time with the publication of the critically acclaimed first edition of BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA: AN HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA (Carlson Publishing), edited by Darlene Clark Hine, professor of American History at Michigan State University. The two-volume collection was the winner of the Dartmouth Medal for Outstanding Reference Publication in 1994. Now comes the remarkable ...