Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Abstract
African American characters have been portrayed in children's literature since the 1800s. There is a lack of information available for children to learn about African Americans from the 1950s time period in the Midwest. Therefore, a nonfiction trade book based on African American culture in Burlington, Iowa will alleviate the gap in children's literature for the United States in the Midwest. The nonfiction trade book was based on Evangeline Ray's life growing up in Burlington, Iowa, in the 1950s. The vignettes portrayed in the book were created on the basis of 15 interviews with the researcher over a period of 24 months. In portraying specific incidents in her life, other events relevant to the time period were incorporated.
Year of Submission
2010
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Department
Division of School Library Studies
First Advisor
Jean Donham
Date Original
8-2010
Object Description
1 PDF file (32 pages)
Copyright
©2010 Paula Noelle Bolander
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Bolander, Paula Noelle, "A research project contributing to African American children's literature based in the 1950s time period in Midwestern culture" (2010). Graduate Research Papers. 1891.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/1891
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