Black history in the pages of children's literature / Rose Casement.

Author/creator Casement, Rose
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008.
Descriptionxiv, 317 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
African Americans in literature--History and criticism.
Children's literature, American--History and criticism.
African Americans in literature--Bibliography.
Children's literature, American--Bibliography.
African Americans in literature--Study and teaching.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007018137
ISBN9780810858435 (alk. paper)
ISBN0810858436 (alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40015376317