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Black Americans are at the heart of the greatest achievements of our history, from music to law, from politics to sports, from literature to religion. Now the two leading African-American intellectuals of our day show us why the twentieth century was The African-American Century, with one hundred original profiles of the most influential African Americans from W. E. B. Du Bois to Oprah Winfrey. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Cornel West offer their personal picks of the African-American figures who did the most to shape our world. Here we find much-loved figures such as scientist George Washington Carver and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and contemporary favorites such as comedian Richard Pryor, novelist Alice Walker, and golf champion Tiger Woods. We also learn about less well known people such as jockey Jimmy Winkfield, aviator Bessie Coleman, and filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, and recognize the achievements of controversial figures such as activist Angela Davis, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, and rap artist Tupac Shakur. Each profile is a lively story in its own right. But taken as a whole, these one hundred stories offer a unique window on the history of the twentieth century. Decade by decade, we marvel at the triumphs of a people who began the century only thirty-five years "up from slavery," and ended it at the top of every field. The result is a moving testament to the humanity and genius of black Americans, both individually and together. The African-American Century reminds us that there would be no American culture without black America. Without Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, or John Coltrane, we would have no jazz. Without Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, or Toni Morrison, we would miss our greatest novels. Without Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, or Althea Gibson, we would have none of our most glorious triumphs in sports. Without Thurgood Marshall, Dr. King, or Barbara Jordan, we would be deprived of the political breakthroughs that affirm and strengthen our democracy. Whether we are laughing with Bill Cosby or dancing to rock 'n' roll, whether we are listening to a great preacher or stunned by the power of a Spike Lee film, whether we are building a business empire or fighting for justice - we are all shaped and influenced by the African-American experience. Written in a lively, accessible style and fully illustrated throughout, The African-American Century is a celebration of black achievement and a tribute to the black struggle for freedom in America that will inspire us for years to come. - Publisher.

Acknowledgments p. x
Introduction p. xii
1900-1909
W.E.B. Du Bois p. 1
T. Thomas Fortune p. 8
Matthew Henson p. 12
Jack Johnson p. 16
Scott Joplin p. 20
Henry Ossawa Tanner p. 23
Madame C.J. Walker p. 28
Booker T. Washington p. 32
Ida B. Wells Barnett p. 35
Bert Williams p. 39
1910-1919
Mary McLeod Bethune p. 42
George Washington Carver p. 46
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. p. 50
Thomas A. Dorsey p. 54
W.C. Handy p. 57
James Weldon Johnson p. 60
Jelly Roll Morton p. 63
Charles Henry Turner p. 66
Jimmy Winkfield p. 69
Carter G. Woodson p. 73
1920-1929
Louis Armstrong p. 78
Junius C. Austin p. 82
Josephine Baker p. 85
Bessie Coleman p. 90
Marcus Garvey p. 95
Langston Hughes p. 99
Ernest Everett Just p. 103
Oscar Micheaux p. 106
Bessie Smith p. 109
Jean Toomer p. 112
1930-1939
Marian Anderson p. 115
Sterling A. Brown p. 119
Father Divine p. 122
Charles Hamilton Houston p. 126
Zora Neale Hurston p. 130
Robert Johnson p. 133
Joe Louis p. 136
Jesse Owens p. 140
Paul Robeson p. 143
Bill Bojangles Robinson p. 148
1940-1949
Charles R. Drew p. 152
Katherine Dunham p. 155
Duke Ellington p. 159
Billie Holiday p. 164
Lena Horne p. 169
Jacob Lawrence p. 173
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. p. 178
A. Philip Randolph p. 182
Jackie Robinson p. 186
Richard Wright p. 190
1950-1959
Ralph Bunche p. 194
Nat King Cole p. 198
Miles Davis p. 201
Ralph Ellison p. 205
Althea Gibson p. 209
Lorraine Hansberry p. 213
Willie Mays p. 217
Rosa Parks p. 221
Art Tatum p. 225
Sarah Vaughan p. 229
1960-1969
Muhammad Ali p. 232
James Baldwin p. 237
John Coltrane p. 241
Angela Davis p. 246
Fannie Lou Hamer p. 249
Jimi Hendrix p. 252
Martin Luther King, Jr. p. 256
Thurgood Marshall p. 261
Sidney Poitier p. 265
Malcolm X p. 268
1970-1979
Hank Aaron p. 272
Maya Angelou p. 276
Romare Bearden p. 280
James Brown p. 284
Marvin Gaye p. 288
Barbara Harris p. 292
Dorothy Height p. 295
Barbara Jordan p. 300
Leontyne Price p. 305
Richard Pryor p. 309
1980-1989
Alvin Ailey p. 313
Bill Cosby p. 317
John Hope Franklin p. 320
Jesse Jackson p. 323
Michael Jackson p. 326
Carl Lewis p. 330
Jessye Norman p. 334
Martin Puryear p. 337
Alice Walker p. 341
August Wilson p. 345
1990-1999
Louis Farrakhan p. 349
Michael Jordan p. 354
Spike Lee p. 359
Wynton Marsalis p. 362
Toni Morrison p. 366
Colin Powell p. 369
Tupac Shakur p. 373
Denzel Washington p. 376
Oprah Winfrey p. 379
Tiger Woods p. 383
Chronology p. 387
A Guide to Further Reading p. 391
Index p. 403
Photo Credits p. 411

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