Sweet words so brave : the story of African American literature

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Label

Sweet words so brave : the story of African American literature

Title remainder

the story of African American literature

Statement of responsibility

written by Barbara K. Curry and James Michael Brodie ; illustrated by Jerry Butler

Creator

• Curry, Barbara K

Contributor

• Brodie, James Michael, 1957-
• Butler, Jerry, 1947-

Illustrator

• Butler, Jerry, 1947-

Subject

• African Americans in literature
• American literature -- African American authors | History and criticism
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• African Americans in literature -- Juvenile literature
• American literature -- African American authors | History and criticism -- Juvenile literature
• African Americans -- Intellectual life -- Juvenile literature
• American literature -- African American authors
• African Americans -- Intellectual life
• Juvenile works

Genre

• Juvenile literature
• Juvenile works
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

A survey of the history of African American literature, from slave narratives to the present, told in the voice of a grandfather speaking to his granddaughter

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

810.9/896073

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

PS153.N5

LC item number

C87 1996

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Target audience

pre adolescent