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Free within ourselves : the development of African American children's literature
- Title
- Free within ourselves : the development of African American children's literature / Rudine Sims Bishop.
- Author
- Bishop, Rudine Sims.
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc F 07-360 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 295 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 27 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-282) and index.
- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Before 1900 : sowing the seeds of African American children's literature -- 2. For the children of the sun : African American children's literature begins to bloom -- 3. Breaking new ground : Arna Bontemps and some of his contemporaries -- 4. "Give them back their own souls" : change and the need for change -- 5. African American poetry for children : soft Black songs -- 6. African American picture books take shape : authenticating the worlds of Black children -- 7. African American picture books expand : celebrating the past, reflecting the present -- 8. African American illustrators of children's books : nine pacesetters -- 9. Newer African American illustrators : expanding possibilities, maintaining traditions -- 10. African American children's fiction : illuminating the life of the people -- 11. African American contemporary realistic fiction : focus on teens and preteens -- 12. African American historical fiction : telling a people's story -- some concluding thoughts -- References -- Index.
- Call Number
- Sc F 07-360
- ISBN
- 9780325071350 (alk. paper)
- 0325071357 (alk. paper)
- 9780313340932 (alk. paper)
- 0313340935 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007000612
- OCLC
- 79256700
- Author
- Bishop, Rudine Sims.
- Title
- Free within ourselves : the development of African American children's literature / Rudine Sims Bishop.
- Imprint
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-282) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc F 07-360JFF 07-718