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Larrick is critical of publishers for their lack of African American characters in children's books. As evidence, Larrick analyzed more than 5,000 children's books published between 1962 and 1964 and identifies only 40 with illustrations or text related to contemporary African Americans.
It includes American children's writers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "African-American children's writers" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
According to U.S. Census Bureau data, post-American Civil War African immigrants and descendants of "free people of color" do not self-identify as African American (though some people of Caribbean, Central American, and South American nations self-identify as African-American).
“It is so powerful to have a child look at the book and say that character looks like me. We need to show our kids that they exist in the literature.” Meet the Black children’s book authors ...
The free event will also feature local students between kindergarten and 12th grade reading aloud children's literature. Explore works by African American authors at this SC4 reading event Skip to ...
Alex Haley (1921–1992), author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family; Virginia Hamilton (1934–2002), author of children's books; Henry Hampton (1940–1998) Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965), playwright; Joyce Hansen (born 1942), author of children's books; Vincent Harding (1931–2014), historian and social activist; Edward W. Hardy ...
Nella Larsen (1891-1964) wrote this and only one other book, but that hasn’t kept her from being counted among history’s most respected African-American authors. ‘Sister Outsider: Essays and ...
Joan Cooper (November 10, 1931 – September 20, 2014), known by her pen name, J. California Cooper, was an American playwright and author. She wrote 17 plays and was named Black Playwright of the Year in 1978 for her play Strangers. [1]