This book provides details on hundreds of milestones involving African Americans. The volume is arranged in subject categories, and entries summarize events and include brief biographies of the people involved. The volume features illustrations, a bibliography, a timeline of key historical events, a calendar of firsts, and an index. Events are arranged in the following categories: (1) business and labor; (2) civil rights and protest; (3) education; (4) explorers, pioneers, and Wild West heroes; (5) film and television; (6) fine and applied arts; (7) justice, law enforcement, and public safety; (7) literature; (8) media; (9) military; (10) miscellaneous milestones; (11) music; (12) performing arts; (13) politics; (14) religion; (15) science, medicine, and invention; and (16) sports. The bibliography lists 157 book sources and 33 periodicals. (SLD)