Jessie Carney Smith

Author of Black Firsts: 2,000 Years of Extraordinary Achievement

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About the Author

Jessie Carney Smith is the William and Camille Cosby Professor at Fisk University in Nashville. Winner of the 1992 Women's National Book Association Award and the Candace Award in Education from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Dr. Smith is the author of Epic Lives: 100 Black Women Who show more Made a Difference. show less

Includes the names: Jessie C. Smith, Jesse Carney Smith, Smith Jessie Carney, Jessie Carney Smith Ph.D., Jessie Carney Smith Ph.D.

Series

Notable Black American Women

The Complete Encyclopedia of African American History

Works by Jessie Carney Smith

Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events (2003) 66 copies

Epic Lives: One Hundred Black Women Who Made a Difference (1992) 45 copies

The African American Almanac (1994) — Editor — 40 copies

Black Heroes (2001) 26 copies

Notable Black American Women: Book 1 (1991) 21 copies

Ethnic Genealogy: A Research Guide (1983) — Editor — 15 copies

Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience (2009) 13 copies

Powerful Black Women (1996) 13 copies

Handy African American History Answer Book (The Handy Answer Book Series) (2013) 13 copies

Reference Library of Black America 5 Volume set (2001) 13 copies

Notable Black American Women: Book 2 (1995) 11 copies

Reference Library of Black America Volume 2 (2) (2000) 11 copies

Reference Library of Black America Vol. 1 (2000) 9 copies

Black America Volume V (Volume 5) (2000) 8 copies

Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture [4 volumes] (2010) 8 copies

Reference Library of Black America Volume 3 (3) (2000) 8 copies

Black heroes of the 20th century (1997) 7 copies

Notable Black American Women: Book 3 (2002) 6 copies

Encyclopedia of African American Business [Two Volumes] (2006) 6 copies

Notable Black American Men: Book I (1998) 6 copies

The Complete Encyclopedia of African American History: Notable Firsts (2013) 6 copies

Historical statistics of Black America volume I agriculture to labor & employment (1994) 4 copies

Black Academic Libraries and Research Collections: An Historical Survey (Contributions in Afro-American & African… (1977) 4 copies

Historical Statistics of Black America: 002 (1994) 4 copies

Notable Black American Men 2 (Notable Black American Men) (2006) 3 copies

Reference library of Black America (2000) 3 copies

Black firsts : 500 years of trailblazing achievements and ground-breaking events (2021) 3 copies

Encyclopedia of African American Business: Volume 1, A-J (2006) 3 copies

Statistical Record of Black America (1994) 3 copies

Images of Blacks in American Culture: A Reference Guide to Information Sources (1988) 2 copies

The Complete Encyclopedia of African American History - 2018/2019 Edition (2015) 2 copies

Encyclopedia of African American business. Volume 1, A-L (2017) 2 copies

Historical Statistics of Black America (Two Volume Set) (1994) 2 copies

Originals!: Black Women Breaking Barriers (The Multicultural History & Heroes Collection) (2022) 2 copies

Encyclopedia of African American Business: Volume 2, K-Z (2006) 2 copies

Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events (2021) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Grand Fathers: Reminiscences, Poems, Recipes, and Photos of the Keepers of Our Traditions (1999) — Contributor — 25 copies

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