EDUC 321 - African American Children’s Literature

This is a class about the history and culture of African Americans from West Africa to the United States as represented in children’s literature. The course discusses both writers and illustrators of children’s texts with an emphasis on how both the writers and illustrators depict authenticity and representation. Furthermore, covering the following topics, and more: West Africa, Colonialism, The Middle Passage, Slavery, Abolitionism, Jim Crow, The Great Migration, Integration, Lynching, Sharecropping, Poverty, Language, Civil Rights, Women’s Rights, Gay Rights Art, Music, Food, Black Popular Culture, and the Body.

3 credits