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Title
The Black experience in children's books , 1984
Names
New York Public Library (Creator)
Rollock, Barbara (Compiler)
Baker, Augusta, 1911-1999 (Editor)
Collection

The Black Experience in Children's Books: Bibliographies

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1984
Place: New York, NY
Publisher: New York Public Library
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc D 85-514
Topics
African Americans
Children's books
Young adults -- Books and reading
African American authors
Black authors
African American illustrators
African American children -- Books and reading
African American children in literature
African Americans -- Juvenile literature
African Americans
African American children
Africa
Genres
Bibliographies
Notes
Statement of responsibility: selected by Barbara Rollock.
Content: Published 1957-1963 under title: Books about Negro life for children; 1971 ed., by Augusta, Baker.
Content: Includes index.
Physical Description
Extent: 61 pages ; 23 cm
Description
This bibliography is intended for use by those studying children's literature and the Black experience in children's books and may be used with all children from preschool to the upper elementary grades through junior high school or secondary school years, in the case of some reference books.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 10623728
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10932971
Barcode: 33433021839992
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b6e04320-804a-013e-9847-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1984: Issued
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The Black experience in children's books " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c16a00a0-8066-013e-20ed-0242ac110004

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The Black experience in children's books " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c16a00a0-8066-013e-20ed-0242ac110004

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). The Black experience in children's books Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c16a00a0-8066-013e-20ed-0242ac110004

Wikipedia Citation

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The Black experience in children's books