Slavery in American children's literature, 1790-2010

Slavery in American children's literature, 1790-2010 / Paula T. Connolly.

Long seen by writers as a vital political force of the nation, children's literature has been an important means not only of mythologizing a certain racialized past but also, because of its intended audience, of promoting a specific racialized future. Stories about slavery for children have ser...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Connolly, Paula T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2013]
Subjects:
1700-1999
Children's literature, American > History and criticism.
Children's literature, American > 18th century.
Children's literature, American > 19th century.
Children's literature, American > 20th century.
Race relations in literature.
Slavery in literature > 18th century.
Slavery in literature > 19th century.
Slavery in literature > 20th century.
African American children in literature.
African Americans in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Children's Literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African American children in literature
African Americans in literature
Children's literature, American
Race relations in literature
Slavery in literature
Kinderliteratur
Sklaverei
Ethnische Beziehungen
Schwarze
Rassenpolitik
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Slavery debates for children, 1790-1865 : abolitionist responses
  • Slavery debates for children, 1830-1865 : proslavery responses
  • Reconstructing slavery, 1865-1919
  • Conflicting voices during the Harlem Renaissance Era, 1920-1950
  • The Civil Rights movement and new narratives, 1951-2010.

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