"An authoritative survey of the most important topics and themes of twentieth-century American history and historiography."
"Covers society and culture, people and movements, politics and foreign policy."
"Offers a historiographic overview of the scholarship, with special attention to the major studies and debates that have shaped the field, and an assessment of where it is currently headed."
"Surveys and evaluates the most important and innovative writing on the entire sweep of the history of the southern United States."
"Highlights the most recent important scholarship on the key debates and future directions of this popular and contemporary field."
"The Encyclopedia of African American Education covers educational institutions at every level, from preschool through graduate and professional training, with special attention to historically black and predominantly black colleges and universities."