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Examines Black-authored historical novels and films for children that depict creative means by which ordinary African Americans survived slavery and racism in early America. The book argues that this important, understudied historical writing calls on young readers to be active, critical thinkers about the past and its legacies within the present.

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Tending to the Past is a groundbreaking study of the construction of history in texts by Black authors for young people. The quality and depth of analysis offered by Karen Michele Chandler is unparalleled." - Katharine Capshaw, coeditor of Who Writes for Black Children? African American Children's Literature before 1900

Tending to the Past

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    A Hardback by Karen Michele Chandler

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      Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/15/2024 12:01:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781496845931, 978-1496845931
      ISBN10: 1496845935
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      Literary studies: general Ethnic groups and multicultural studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines Black-authored historical novels and films for children that depict creative means by which ordinary African Americans survived slavery and racism in early America. The book argues that this important, understudied historical writing calls on young readers to be active, critical thinkers about the past and its legacies within the present.

      Trade Review
      Tending to the Past is a groundbreaking study of the construction of history in texts by Black authors for young people. The quality and depth of analysis offered by Karen Michele Chandler is unparalleled." - Katharine Capshaw, coeditor of Who Writes for Black Children? African American Children's Literature before 1900

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