Provides brief biographical sketches for nearly seventy African-American photographers active during the first century of photography

"A visual testimony of the black community through the photographer as witness, documenter, artist and recorder"--Back cover.

Compiles information and interpretations on the past 500 years of African American history, containing essays on historical research aids, bibliographies, resources for womens' issues, and an accompanying CD-ROM providing bibliographical entries.

EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.