Boston: The Christian Science Publishing Society, 1969. ISBN B0007DECN6 Edgar A. Toppin, A Mark Well Made: The Negro contribution to American culture, Chicago: Rand McNally, 1969 Edgar A. Toppin, A Biographical History of Blacks in America Since 1528, New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1971. Edgar A. Toppin, The Black American in United States History, Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1973. The World and Its People: The United States and Its Neighbors, Silver Burdett, 1982. Edgar A. Toppin, Opening day centennial: A century of service at Virginia State University, 1883 to 1983, CPS Systems, Virginia State University, 1983 Virginia History and Government, 1850 to the present, Silver Burdett, 1986. Val Arnsdorf, Timothy Helmus, Norman Pounds, Edgar A. Toppin, The United States Yesterday And Today, Silver Burdett, 1988, Edgar A. Toppin, Setting the Record Straight: African American History, Colonial Williamsburg (Spring 1990): 10–12 Edgar A. Toppin, Loyal Sons and Daughters: Virginia State University 1882 to 1992, Norfolk: Pictorial Heritage Publishing Company, 1992. Edgar A. Toppin, African Americans in the Confederacy, in Encyclopedia of the Confederacy, 1993, pg. 4–9 Edgar A. Toppin, Scott, Emmett Jay, American National Biography. February 2000. Edgar A. Toppin, "Ulysses Simpson Grant", in Melvin I. Urofsky (ed.), The American Presidents, New York: Garland Pub., 2000, p. 185. Other work Edgar Toppin and Benjamin Quarles, The black man in the Civil War, Format: [Sound recording], discussion of the impact of emancipation, the black desire to fight against slavery, and the influence of Frederick Douglass in assisting black participation in the war. Edgar A. Toppin and John Hope Franklin, Reconstruction & the black codes, discussion of the reconstruction. Format: [sound recording]: Author: Toppin, Edgar Allan, Publisher: North Hollywood, CA: Center for Cassette Studies, Date: c1971. Awards and honors named Distinguished Virginian by Gov. Linwood Holton 1992, Strong Men & Women – Excellence in Leadership Honoree, Dominion 1994, Scholar Awards, Virginia Social Science Association 1995, Outstanding Faculty Award for teaching excellence, Virginia State Council of Higher Education 2003, distinguished professor emeritus, Virginia State University Quotes He is recognized and acknowledged as one of the great authorities in African-American history. – Dr. Charles F. Bryan Jr., Director of the Virginia Historical Society one of the greatest living authorities on African-American history. – The Surry County, Virginia, Historical Society and Museums, December 1999 He was and continues to be a scholar, gentleman and a mentor to me. He is one of the most