100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof

  First published in 1934 and revised in 1962, this book gathers journalist and historian Joel Augustus Rogers' columns from the syndicated newspaper feature titled Your History. Patterned after the look of Ripley's popular Believe It or Not the multiple vignettes in each episode recount short items from Rogers's research. The feature began in the Pittsburgh Courier in November 1934 and ran through the 1960s.  Product details Publisher: Wesleyan University Press; illustrated edition (June 15, 1980) Language:: English Paperback: 72 pages ISBN-10: 0960229477 ISBN-13: 978-0960229475 Item Weight: 4.5 ounces Dimensions : 5.97 x 0.21 x 8.97 inches