The Issue of Race
By George Banks

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A Concise History of African America
by Gary Davison
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IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2006, we have spotlighted many titles by and about African Americans who have contributed both historically and culturally to today's society. Theses titles range from Biographies and Autobiographies to Fiction and Non-Fiction, as well as Hardcover, Audio, Trade Paper, Mass Market Paperback, and Coffee Table formats.

AFRICAN AMERICAN BLACK FACTS:

. February 23, 1868:

W. E. B. DuBois, important civil rights leader and co-founder of the NAACP, was born.

. February 3, 1870:

The 15th Amendment was passed, granting blacks the right to vote.

. February 25, 1870:

The first black U.S. senator, Hiram R. Revels (1822-1901), took his oath of office.

. February 12, 1909:

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a group of concerned black and white citizens in New York City.

. February 1, 1960:

In what would become a civil-rights movement milestone, a group of black Greensboro, N.C., college students began a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter.

. February 21, 1965:

Malcolm X, the militant leader who promoted Black Nationalism, was shot to death by three Black Muslims.