| Description |
xiv, 317 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Africans in the Americas before colonization -- The beginning of slavery in the New World -- African Americans and the beginning of a new nation -- Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad, and the voice of Frederick Douglass -- The Civil War era -- Hope and reconstruction after the Civil War -- A land of promise : exploring and settling the west -- New laws, old racism : the Jim Crow years -- Gaining community, gaining voice : the Harlem Renaissance, the Negro Baseball League, and war -- Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and the struggle for civil rights -- Telling it like it is : stories of today -- Selection and inclusion of children's literature about American history : a critique -- Outstanding authors and illustrators of children's literature. |
| Subject |
African Americans in literature -- History and criticism.
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Children's literature, American -- History and criticism.
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African Americans in literature -- Bibliography.
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Children's literature, American -- Bibliography.
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African Americans in literature -- Study and teaching.
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| ISBN |
9780810858435 (alk. paper) |
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0810858436 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
40015376317 |
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AU@ 000041602262 |
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NZ1 11372260 |
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NLGGC 309569273 |
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IG# 9780810858435 |
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