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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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Description
xvi, 295 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 27 cm.
Subject
  • American literature > African American authors > History and criticism
  • Children's literature, American > History and criticism
  • African Americans in literature
  • African American children in literature
  • African American children > Books and reading
  • African Americans > Intellectual life
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 07-360
JFF 07-718
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