African and African American images in Newbery Award winning titles : progress in portrayals /

Since 1922, the Newbery Medal of Honor has been awarded to distinguished works of literature for children. Although African and African American characters appeared in children's books well before the establishment of the Newbery award, such depictions were limited, with characters often only a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilkin, Binnie Tate, 1933-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.
Temas:
Children's literature > History and criticism.
African Americans in literature.
Africans in literature.
Newbery Medal.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Africains dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African Americans in literature
Africans in literature
Children's literature
Literature
Newbery Medal
Africa > In literature.
Afrique > Dans la littérature.
Africa
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Since 1922, the Newbery Medal of Honor has been awarded to distinguished works of literature for children. Although African and African American characters appeared in children's books well before the establishment of the Newbery award, such depictions were limited, with characters often only appearing as slaves or servants. However, over the last several decades, there has been much progress, and Black characters have played a much more integral role in many highly regarded novels. In African and African American Images in Newbery Award Winning Titles, Binnie Tate Wilkin provides a historical.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 195 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780810869608
0810869608
9781282521360
1282521365
9786612521362
6612521368

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