Jessie Smith

Jessie Carney Smith is University Librarian and William and Camille Cosby Professor in the Humanities at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee. She has traveled and lectured throughout the U.S. He has also lectured in Tokyo, Japan; Hamilton Bermuda; and Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Among her numerous books are Ethnic Genealogy, Images of Blacks in American Culture, Notable Black American Women, Notable Black American Men, and Black Firsts.