Title White supremacy in children's literature : characterizations of African Americans, 1830-1900 / Donnarae MacCann

Edition 1st pbk. ed Published New York ; London : Routledge, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xxxiv, 274 pages) Series Children's literature and culture Children's literature and culture. Children's literature and culture (Routledge (Firm)) Contents Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; A Note on Usage; Introduction; Ambivalent Abolitionism A Sampling of Narratives; Sociopolitical and Artistic Dimensions of Abolitionist Tales; Personal and Institutional Dimensions; Children's Fiction A Sampling; The Social/Political Context; Literary Lives; Postwar Institutions; Literary Methods and Conventions; Conclusion The ̃Lost Causẽ Wins; Bibliography Works for the Young; Other Sources; Index Summary A compelling and penetrating study of the white supremacy myth in books for the young, revealing how children's stories have echoed the social injustice in American society Notes Originally published: New York : Garland Pub., 1998 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index Notes Print version record Subject American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism African Americans in literature. White supremacy movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century American literature -- White authors -- History and criticism Children's literature, American -- History and criticism Characters and characteristics in literature. Racism in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. African Americans in literature American literature American literature -- White authors Characters and characteristics in literature Children's literature, American Racism in literature White supremacy movements Jeugdliteratuur. Amerikaans. Zwarten. Beeldvorming. Rassendiscriminatie. United States Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 0203906357 9780203906354 9780203905111 0203905113

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