Volume 5, Issue 6. 1974

Themes:

stereotypes; racism; sexism; liberation struggles; protest; institutional racism; ethnocentrism; multicultural education; prejudice; power; Campaign to Impede Sex Stereotyping in the Young (CISSY); China: A Resource and Curriculum Guide; White Supremacy; consciousness-raising; "Racism Awareness Workshop: Identification, Criteria and Evaluation of Materials"

Contributors, Consultants, and Reviewers:

Barbara A. Schram, Claire Halversom, Eugenia Mauldin, Helen Jackson, Tany Cobbs, Charles Isaacs, Mary Shepard, Gayle High Pine, Barbara Chang Bosch, Sandy Kavanaugh, Quandra Prettyman Stadler, Ray Anthony Shepard, Patricia M. Bidol

Materials Reviewed:

African Rhythm, American Dance: A Biography of Katherine Dunham by Terry Harnan. Amazon / WorldCat
The Riddle of Racism by S. Carl Hirsch. Amazon / WorldCat
Gyo Fujikawa's A to Z Picture Book by Gyo Fujikawa. Amazon / WorldCat
Le Lechuza: Cuentos de Mi Barrio by Alonso M. Rerales. Amazon / WorldCat
Bright Eyes: The Story of Susete La Flesche, an Omaha Indian by Dorothy Clarke Wilson. Amazon / WorldCat
First Snow by Helen Coutant. Amazon / WorldCat
Girls Are Equal Too: the Women's Movement for Teenagers by Dale Carlson. Amazon / WorldCat
James Weldon Jonhson by Ophelia Settle Egypt. Amazon / WorldCat
Adam Clayton Powell: Portrait of a Marching Black by James Haskins. Amazon / WorldCat

Materials Highlighted:

Xerox Intermediate Dictionary by William Morris
American Heritage School Dictionary by Houghton Mifflin
Best Word Book Ever by Richard Scarry
When You Grow Up by Richard Scarry
Health by Richard Scarry
Things We Do by Richard Scarry
The Golden Dictionary by Ellen Wales Walpole
The Rainbow Dictionary by Wendell Wright
Thorndike Barnhart Dictionary by Edward L. Thorndike and Clarence L. Barnhart
The Adventures of Spider by Joyce Arkhurst
Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1964 by Lerone Bennett, Jr.
Confrontation: Black and White by Lerone Bennett, Jr.
Pioneers in Protest by Lerone Bennett, Jr.
A is for Africa by Jean Carey Bond
Brown is a Beautiful Color by Jean Carey Bond
American Negro Poetry by Arna Bontemps
Chariot in the Sky by Arna Bontemps
Famous Negro Athletes by Arna Bontemps
Fast Sooner Hound by Arna Bontemps
Frederick Douglass: Slave, Fighter, Freeman by Arna Bontemps
Golden Slippers: An Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers by Arna Bontemps
Hold Fast to Dreams by Arna Bontemps
Lonesome Boy by Arna Bontemps
Mister Kelso's Lion by Arna Bontemps
One Hundred Years of Negro Freedom by Arna Bontemps
Sad-Faced Boy by Arna Bontemps
Story of the Negro by Arna Bontemps
We Have Tomorrow by Arna Bontemps
Shawn Goes to School by Petronella Breinberg
American Negro Folklore by J. Mason Brewer
Bronzeville Boys and Girls by Gwendolyn Brooks
Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks
The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves by Gwendolyn Brooks
Did You Feed My Cow? by Margaret Taylor Burroughs
Jaspar the Drummin' Boy by Margaret Taylor Burroughs
West Indies: Islands in the Sun by Wilfred Cartey
Palavar: An Anthology of Modern African Writing by Wilfred Cartey, ed.
All of Us Come Across the Water by Lucille Clifton
Black B C's by Lucille Clifton
The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring by Lucille Clifton
Don't You Remember? by Lucille Clifton
Everett Anderson's Christmas Coming by Lucille Clifton
Good, Says Jerome by Lucille Clifton
Some of the Days of Everett Anderson by Lucille Clifton
The House on the Mountain by Eleanor Clymer
Emanuel and His Parrot by Karl Craig
Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews
The Lost Zoo by Countee Cullen
My Lives and How I Lost Them by Countee Cullen
On These I Stand: An Anthology of the Best Poems of Countee Cullen by Countee Cullen
Na-ni by Alexis Deveaux
The Ring in the Prairie by Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon
Complete Poems of Paul Lawrence Dunbar by Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Little Brown Baby: Poems for Young People by Paul Lawrence Dunbar
I Am a Black Woman by Mari Evans
I Look At Me by Mari Evans
JD by Mari Evans
Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book by Muriel Feelings
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book by Muriel Feelings
Zamani Goes to Market by Muriel Feelings
Land of the Free: A History of the United States by John Hope Franklin
Long Day in November by Ernest J. Gaines
Color Me Brown by Lucille Giles
Ego Tripping and Other Poems for Young Readers by Nikki Giovanni
Spin a Soft Black Song: Poems for Children by Nikki Giovanni
David He No Fear by Lorenz Graham
Every Man Heart Lay Down by Lorenz Graham
God Wash the World and Start Again by Lorenz Graham
Hongry Catch the Foolish Boy by Lorenz Graham
Momolu by Lorenz Graham
North Town by Lorenz Graham
Road Down in the Sea by Lorenz Graham
South Town by Lorenz Graham
Whose Town by Lorenz Graham
The Happy Sound by Ruth Morris Graham
Booker T. Washington by Shirley Graham Du Bois
Jean Baptiste Pointe De Sable: Founder of Chicago by Shirley Graham Du Bois
Paul Robeson: Citizen of the World by Shirley Graham Du Bois
Story of Phyllis Wheatley: The Poetess of the American Revolution by Shirley Graham Du Bois
There Was Once a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass by Shirley Graham Du Bois
Your Most Humble Servant: The Story of Benjamin Banneker by Shirley Graham Du Bois
Bubbles by Eloise Greenfield
Rosa Parks by Eloise Greenfield
Magic Mirrors by Judith Berry Griffin
Nat Turner by Judith Berry Griffin
Poems by Kali by Kali Grosvenor
The Friends by Rosa Guy
House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
Planet of Junior Brown by Virginia Hamilton
Time-Ago Tales of Jahdu by Virginia Hamilton
W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography by Virginia Hamilton
Zeely by Virginia Hamilton
Bannekers of Bannaky Springs by Deloris Harrison
Journey All Above by Deloris Harrison
We Shall Live in Peace: The Teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Deloris Harrison
I Like the Goo-Gen-Heim by Alvin Hollingsworth
Best Short Stories by Negro Writers by Langston Hughes
Don't You Turn Back by Langston Hughes
Dream Keeper by Langston Hughes
Famous American Negroes by Langston Hughes
Famous Negro Heroes of America by Langston Hughes
Famous Negro Music Makers by Langston Hughes
First Book of Africa by Langston Hughes
First Book of Jazz by Langston Hughes
First Book of Rhythms by Langston Hughes
Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes
Pictorial History of the Negro in America by Langston Hughes
Poetry of the Negro,1746-1949 by Langston Hughes
Boss Cat by Kristin Hunter
Guests in the Promised Land by Kristin Hunter
The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou by Kristin Hunter
Anchor Man by Jesse Jackson
Black in America: A Fight for Freedom by Jesse Jackson
Call Me Charley by Jesse Jackson
Charley Starts from Scratch by Jesse Jackson
The Fourteenth Cadillac by Jesse Jackson
The Sickest Don't Always Die the Quickest by Jesse Jackson
Tessie by Jesse Jackson
Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson
Big Bill by Brenda A. Johnston
Dry Victories by June Jordan
Fannie Lou Hamer by June Jordan
His Own Where by June Jordan
Who Look At Me by June Jordan
Great Gittin' Up in the Morning: A Biography of Denmark Vesey by John Oliver Killens
Soul of Christmas by Helen King
Willy by Helen King
Harriet and the Promised Land by Jacob Lawrence
Black Folktales by Julius Lester
The Knee-high Man and Other Tales by Julius Lester
Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History by Julius Lester
To Be A Slave by Julius Lester
Two Love Stories by Julius Lester
Jackie by Luvester Lewis
Brooklyn Story by Sharon Bell Mathis
Listen for the Fig Tree by Sharon Bell Mathis
Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis
Sidewalk Story by Sharon Bell Mathis
Teacup Full of Roses by Sharon Bell Mathis
The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls by Louise Meriwether
Somebody's Angel Child: The Story of Bessie Smith by Carmen Moore
The Dancers by Walter Dean Myers
Where Does the Day Go? by Walter Dean Myers
The Book of African Names by Chief Osuntoki
Birthdays by Lillie Patterson
Booker T. Washington: Leader of His People by Lillie Patterson
Christmas Feasts and Festivals by Lillie Patterson
Christmas in America by Lillie Patterson
Francis Scott Key: Poet and Patriot by Lillie Patterson
Halloween by Lillie Patterson
Lumberjacks of the North Woods by Lillie Patterson
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace by Lillie Patterson
Meet Miss Liberty by Lillie Patterson
Poetry for Spring by Lillie Patterson
The Ebony Book of Black Achievement by Margaret Peters
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railway by Ann Petry
Legends of the Saints by Ann Petry
Tituba of Salem Village by Ann Petry
The Legend of Africania by Dorothy Robinson
Breakthrough to the Big League by Jackie Robinson
Black Troubadour: Langston Hughes by Charlemae H. Rollins
Famous American Poets by Charlemae H. Rollins
Famous Negro Entertainers of Stage, Screen, and T.V. by Charlemae H. Rollins
They Showed the Way: Forty American Negro Leaders by Charlemae H. Rollins
It's a New Day: Poems for Young Brothers and Sistuhs by Sonia Sanchez
Adventures of Small Head, Square Head, and Fat Head by Sonia Sanchez
I Wish I Had an Afro by John Shearer
Conjure Tales by Ray Anthony Shepard
Sneakers by Anthony Ray Shepard
Birthday by John Steptoe
Stevie by John Steptoe
Train Ride by John Steptoe
Uptown by John Steptoe
Beauty of Being Black: Folktales, Poems, and Art from Africa by Olivia P. Stokes
Why the Spider Lives in Corners by Olivia P. Stokes
Playtime in Africa by Efua Sutherland
My Dog Rinty by Ellen Tarry
Young Jim: The Early Years of James Weldon Johnson by Ellen Tarry
Lordy: Aunt Hattie by Ianthe Thomas
Walk Home Tired, Billy Jenkins by Ianthe Thomas
Lillie of Watts: A Birthday Discovery by Mildred Pitts Walter
Lillie of Watts Takes a Giant Step by Mildred Pitts Walter
What Color Are You? by Darwin Walton
Anansi: The Spider Man by Philip M. Sherlock
Earthquake by Andrew Salkey
Riot by Andrew Salkey
Jonah Simpson by Andrew Salkey
Drought by Andrew Salkey
Anancy's Score by Andrew Salkey
The Shark Hunters by Andrew Salkey
Big Doc Bitterroot by Everard Palmer
The Cloud by Everard Palmer
The Sun Salutes You by Everard Palmer
The Hummingbird Tree by Ian McDonald
Caribbean Prose by Andrew Salkey ed.
Island Voices: Stories from the West Indies by Andrew Salkey ed.
New Day by Vic Reid
West Indian Narrative by Kenneth Ramchand
Other Voices: Black, Chicano, and American Indian Press by Sharon Murphy
You Won't Do: What Textbooks on U. S. Government Teach High School Girls by Jennifer Selfridge MacLeod and Sandra T. Silverman
Apartheid by Stanley Faulkner and Deep Ford
Pwagu na Pwaguzi by Omari Suleiman and Mara Ondita
Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson
The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop
The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds
The Story of the Negro Retold by Carter G. Woodson
Miseducation of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson

Keywords:

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