Images of Blacks in American Culture: A Reference Guide to Information Sources

This comprehensive work enriches and extends the subject matter and the scope of the leading books on the topic, and provides a ready reference for information published in scattered sources. It interprets the use of black images in a variety of media, such as works of art, popular titles, and other sources, and identifies the artifacts, books, films, and other materials that have been collected privately or in libraries. The ten chapters also discuss pertinent literature on the wide range of themes that they cover, and include a selective list of additional references for further study and research. Also included are numerous illustrations that provide an interesting pictorial perspective on this controversial topic.Jessie Carney Smith is the author of 'Images of Blacks in American Culture: A Reference Guide to Information Sources', published 1988 under ISBN 9780313248443 and ISBN 0313248443.