Free within Ourselves: The Development of African American Children's Literature

by RudineSimsBishop (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2007

  $95.76

  Overviews the history of African American children's literature since the antebellum South. This volume places African American children's literature in its social, political, and cultural contexts, discusses its origins in songs and folklore, and examines its importance as a vehicle for promoting respect for the African American heritage.