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Books about the Negro for children : The James Weldon Johnson Collection, The New York Public Library, [1944]

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

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The Black Experience in Children's Books

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Title
Books about the Negro for children : The James Weldon Johnson Collection, The New York Public Library, [1944]
Additional title: American unity
Names
New York Public Library (Creator)
Baker, Augusta, 1911-1999 (Author)
Council Against Intolerance in America (Publisher)
Collection

The Black Experience in Children's Books: Bibliographies

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1944
Place: New York
Publisher: Issued by The Council Against Intolerance in America
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: *KH 1944 Baker 17-225
Topics
African Americans
Children's books
Young adults -- Books and reading
African American authors
Black authors
New York Public Library
African Americans in literature -- Bibliography
Children's literature
African Americans in literature
Children's libraries -- Book lists
Genres
Bibliographies
Pamphlets
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "By Augusta Baker, Children's Librarian, 135th Street Branch, The New York Public Library."
Content: Offprint: "Reprinted from American Unity."
Physical Description
Extent: 8 unnumbered pages ; 26 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1002637546
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21346065
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8337b120-22b2-013e-af53-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1944: Issued
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Books about the Negro for children " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1944. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be358e50-461f-013e-4822-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Books about the Negro for children " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be358e50-461f-013e-4822-0242ac110002

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1944). Books about the Negro for children Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be358e50-461f-013e-4822-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

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Books about the Negro for children