The Black American in books for children : readings in racism / edited with an introduction by Donnarae MacCann and Gloria Woodard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

MacCann, Donnarae.

Woodard, Gloria.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's literature, American--History and criticism.

Children's literature, American.

African Americans in literature.

Racism in literature.

Race relations in literature.

Children--Books and reading--United States.

Children.

Children--Books and reading.

United States.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (stamp) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages, ix pages, 1 unnumbered page, 298 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Metuchen, N.J. : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1985.

Summary:

In the second edition of this highly-praised anthology, the authors have focused on those books with white supremacist content that have received special commendation and that can therefore be expected to have a major influence on children's educational environment. Among the contributors are Haki Madhubuti, Rudine Sims, Julius Lester, Eloise Greenfield, Walter Dean Myers, and Beryle Banfield.

Contents:

Part I: Black Perspective: The Basic Criterion. Writing for childen-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 (except) / Dharathula H. Millender; Portrayal of the Black in Children's Literature (excerpt) / Jessie M. Birtha

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 / Albert V. Schwartz; 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 Siers / Paul C. Deane; Racism in Prize-Winning Biographical Works / Donnarae MacCann

Part IV: Racism in Contemporary Picture books. Picture Books: The Un-Text / Opal Moore; The Black Experience Through White Eyes-The Same Old Story Once Again / Beryle Banfield and Geraldine L. Wilson; Jake and Honeybunch Go to Heave (a review) / Nancy L. Arnez

Part V: Racism and Publishing. Blacks in the World of Children's Books / Jeanne S. Chall, Eugene Radwin, Valarie W. French, Cynthia R. Hall; 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.

Notes:

Contains list of Coretta King Award Winners and Honorable Mention Books (pages 274-278).

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy has label and embossed stamp ("JB The Library of Joanna Banks") of Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0810818264

OCLC:

12107391