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The Black American in books for children : readings in racism
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- Creator
- edited with an introduction by Donnarae MacCann and Gloria Woodard
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 2nd ed
- Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1985
- Physical Details
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- ix, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 0810818264, 9780810818262
- OCLC
- ocm12107391
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Part I. Black perspective : the basic criterion -- Writing for children -- a joy and a responsibility / Eloise Greenfield -- Racism in children's books : an Afro-American perspective / Beryle Banfield -- Black perspective in books for children / Judith Thompson and Gloria Woodard -- What is a racist book? / Rae Alexander -- Portrayal of the Black in children's literature (excerpt) / Jessie M. Birtha -- Black and White : an exchange / Julius Lester and George Woods -- Part II. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn and other early examples of racism -- Huckleberry Finn and the traditions of blackface minstrelsy / Fredrick Woodard and Donnarae MacCann -- Mark Twain's Jim in the classroom / Donald B. Gibson -- Through a glass, darkly (excerpt) / Dharathula H. Millender -- Part III. Racism in 20th- century fiction and biography -- Words by heart -- a Black perspective / Rudine Sims -- False flattery and thin history : a study of three novels for children / Opal Moore -- The cay : racism still rewarded, Sounder : a Black or a White tale? / Albert V. Schwartz -- The 'real' Doctor Dolittle / Isabelle Suhl -- The persistence of Uncle Tom : an examination of the image of the Negro in children's fiction series / Paul C. Deane -- Racism in prize-winning biographical works / Donnarae MacCann -- Part IV. Racism in contemporary picture books -- Picture books : the un-text / The Black experience through White eyes -- the same old story once again / Beryle Banfield and Geraldine L. Wilson -- Jack and Honeybunch go to heaven (a review) / Nancy L. Arnez -- Part V. Racism and publishing -- Blacks in the world of children's books / Jeanne S. Chall [and others] -- The Black experience in children's books : one step forward, two steps back / Walter Dean Myers -- The soul of learning (excerpt) / Dorothy Sterling -- An interview with Haki Madhubuti (Don L. Lee) : poet, publisher, critic educator / Haki Madhubuti -- Part VI. International and legal perspectives -- Ethnocentric images in history books and their effect on racism / Roy Preiswerk -- Librarians and freedom from racism and sexism / Howard N. Meyer
Subjects
- Children's literature, American -- History and criticism.
- African Americans in literature.
- Children -- Books and reading -- United States.
- Race relations in literature.
- Racism in literature.
- Race in literature.
- Children's literature, American -- History and criticism.
Children's Subject Heading
- African Americans in literature.
Children's Subject Heading
- Racism in literature.
Children's Subject Heading
- Race relations in literature.
Children's Subject Heading
- Children -- Books and reading -- United States.
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