Council on Interracial Books for Children. Director's files 1954-1984

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Council on Interracial Books for Children. Director's files 1954-1984

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National organization devoted to creating bias-free textbooks and children's literature by examining material for signs of racism, sexism, and ageism. Bradford Chambers was the director. Bradford Chamber's office files and working papers created during his tenure at the Council consisting of correspondence, notes, drafts for his articles and proposals, and diaries related to his activities at the Council. Correspondence and subject files extensively cover the period from 1968 to 1984. Extensive files on censorship, American Library Association - Social Responsibilities Round Table, and the JAKE AND HONEYBUNCH controversy. Correspondents include Jean Carey Bond, June Jordan, and Piri Thomas.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section

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Chambers, Bradford

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Bond, Jean Carey

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American Library Association. Social Responsibilities Round Table

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Thomas, Piri, 1928-2011

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Author, poet and playwright, Piri Thomas is best known for his autobiography, "Down These Mean Streets" (1967) which deals with his early years growing up in East Harlem, the challenges of his Afro-Puerto Rican/Cuban heritage, and his involvement with drugs and gangs. His second and third books "Savior, Savior, Hold My Hand" (1972) and "Seven Long Times" (1974) are accounts, respectively, of the two years he spent in East Harlem following his release from prison and his incarceration. In additio...

Council on Interracial Books for Children

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National organization devoted to creating bias-free textbooks and children's literature by examining material for signs of racism, sexism, and ageism. Bradford Chambers was the director. From the description of Council on Interracial Books for Children. Director's files, 1954-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122431305 From the guide to the Council on Interracial Books for Children. Director's files, 1954-1984, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research i...

Jordan, June B.

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