White supremacy in children's literature, characterizations of African Americans, 1830-1900, Donnarae MacCann
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White supremacy in children's literature, characterizations of African Americans, 1830-1900, Donnarae MacCann
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-260) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
White supremacy in children's literature
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Donnarae MacCann
Series statement
Children's literature and culture
Sub title
characterizations of African Americans, 1830-1900
Summary
A study of the white supremacy myth in books for the young, revealing how children's stories have echoed the social injustice in American society., This penetrating study of the white supremacy myth in books for the young adds an important dimension to American intellectual history. The study pinpoints an intersecting adult and child culture: it demonstrates that many children's stories had political, literary, and social contexts that paralleled the way adult books, schools, churches, and government institutions similarly maligned black identity, culture, and intelligence. The book reveals how links between the socialization of children and conservative trends in the 19th century foretold 20th century disregard for social justice in American social policy. The author demonstrates that cultural pluralism, an ongoing corrective to white supremacist fabrications, is informed by the insights and historical assessments offered in this study
Target audience
specialized
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Creator
Subject
- Ethnic studies
- Children's & teenage literature studies: general
- White supremacy movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Characters and characteristics in literature
- Electronic books
- American literature + White authors + History and criticism
- United States of America, USA
- Social discrimination & equal treatment
- African Americans in literature
- Literature: history & criticism
- Racism in literature
- Literature
- Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Children's literature, American + History and criticism
Is Part Of
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject15
- Ethnic studies
- Children's & teenage literature studies: general
- White supremacy movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Characters and characteristics in literature
- Electronic books
- American literature + White authors + History and criticism
- United States of America, USA
- Social discrimination & equal treatment
- African Americans in literature
- Literature: history & criticism
- Racism in literature
- Literature
- Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Children's literature, American + History and criticism
- Is Part Of1