The African-American Century

W. E. B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Carter G. Woodson, Louis Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Pryor, Alice Walker, Spike Lee....These profiles reflect the achievements by African-Americans in many fields of endeavor and collectively testify to their influence on American life. Ten bios for each of ten decades, prepared under the supervision of noted scholars Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Cornel West. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.