Brown gold : milestones of African American children's picture books, 1845-2002 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Martin, Michelle H., 1966-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:	Children's literature and culture ; 30.
Subjects:	American literature > African American authors > History and criticism. American literature > African American authors > Bibliography. Children's literature, American > History and criticism. Children's literature, American > Bibliography. Picture books for children > United States > Bibliography. African Americans > Intellectual life > Bibliography. Picture books for children > United States. African Americans in literature. African Americans in art.

Table of Contents:

"Hey, who's the kid with the green umbrella?": a re-evaluation of Little Black Sambo and the Black-a-moor
From Ten Little Niggers to Afro-Bets: images of Blackness in picture books for young readers, 1870s to 2000s
The influence of the Black arts movement on African American children's picture books
Pushing the boundaries: the Coretta Scott King Award picture books
From margin to center: African American artistic legacies shaping the genre
Historical America through the eyes of the Black vhild
"Just build me a cabin the corner of glory land": Depictions of heaven in African American children's picture books
"Ain't I fine?": Black modes of discourse in contemporary African American children's picture books
"Why are we reading this stuff?": a pedagogy of teaching African American children's picture books.