Title:
The Black American in books for children : readings in racism
JLCTITLE245:
edited with an introduction by Donnarae MacCann and Gloria Woodard.
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1985.
Physical Description:
ix, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780810818262
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
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 -- 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, 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 / Opal Moore -- 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.