"A document for the ages: a timely, highly informative record of the significant and multifaceted enrichment provided by our forebears and contemporaries to the evolution of one of the world's greatest cities." - Jessye Norman. From the prestigious Schomburg Center of the New York Public Library, comes this absorbing single-volume reference, a matchless resource for information and insight on the long and rich history of African-American life in New York City. Featuring more than 200 striking images and packed with thousands of fascinating details, "The Black New Yorkers" gives a sweeping view of who did what and when in the capital of black America. This is the companion volume to Rick Burns' acclaimed "PBS" series on the history of New York City. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library is one of the world's foremost research facilities devoted to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of materials documenting black life.
- ISBN10 0471401730
- ISBN13 9780471401735
- Publish Date 22 October 2001 (first published 9 November 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 7 October 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 480
- Language English