Free within ourselves: the development of African American children's literature

Before 1900 : sowing the seeds of African American children's literature

For the children of the sun : African American children's literature begins to bloom

Breaking new ground : Arna Bontemps and some of his contemporaries

"Give them back their own souls" : change and the need for change

African American poetry for children : soft Black songs

African American picture books take shape : authenticating the worlds of Black children

African American picture books expand : celebrating the past, reflecting the present

African American illustrators of children's books : nine pacesetters

Newer African American illustrators : expanding possibilities, maintaining traditions

African American children's fiction : illuminating the life of the people

African American contemporary realistic fiction : focus on teens and preteens

African American historical fiction : telling a people's story.