Sweet words so brave
Subtitle: the story of African American literature
By: written by Barbara K. Curry and James Michael Brodie ; illustrated by Jerry Butler.
Contributors: Brodie, James Michael, 1957-; Butler, Jerry, 1947- ill.
Publisher: Zino Press Children's Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Madison, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- Intellectual life -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans in literature -- Juvenile literature.; American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 64).