Bücher von Jessie Smith

The 10 essays here explore the images of blacks in historical contemporary American culture. 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.

?Jessie Carney Smith's work can proudly take its place among the enduring pieces of library history. She has wrought wonderfully.?-College & Research Libraries

"[This work] will be useful to librarians, to genealogists, and to persons searching American Indian, Asian-American, black American, and Hispanic-American ancestries. . . . Family researchers or librarians will find this comprehensive, user-friendly work invaluable." Reference Books Bulletin