Children's Literature of the Harlem Renaissance

Front Matter

Children’s Literature of the Harlem Renaissance Blacks in the Diaspora Founding Editors Darlene Clark Hine John McCluskey Jr. David Barry Gaspar Editor Claude A. Clegg III Advisory Board Kim D. Butler Judith A. Byfield Leslie A. Schwalm Tracy Sharpley-Whiting Indiana University Press Bloomington and Indianapolis Katharine Capshaw Smith Children’s Literature of the Harlem Renaissance Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Smith, Katharine Capshaw, date Children’s literature of the Harlem Renaissance / Katharine Capshaw Smith. p. cm. — (Blacks in the diaspora) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-34443-3 (alk. paper) 1. American literature—African American authors—History and criticism. 2. American literature—New York (State)—New York—History and criticism. 3. Harlem (New York, N.Y.)— Intellectual life—20th century. 4. Children’s literature, American—History and criticism. 5. African American children—Books and reading. 6. African American children in literature. 7. African Americans in literature. 8. Harlem Renaissance. I. Title. II. Series. PS153.N5S62 2004 910.9'9282'0899607307471—dc22 2003025351 1 2 3 4 5 09 08 07 06 05 04 This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2004 by Katharine Capshaw Smith All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America For Steve, Joseph, and Grace and in loving memory of my father, Frederick W. Capshaw ...