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Topic: African Americans in Children's Literature at UConn Archives & Special Collections — Bibliographies of African Americans in Children's Literature

This guide serves as a resource for researching African American representation in children's literature, as well as African American children's authors and illustrators in the UConn Archives & Special Collections.

This guide is inspired by Augusta Baker's bibliographies, Books about Negro Life for Children, and bibliographies are an important tool in research. 

You can use this page to explore a selection of bibliographies related to African Americans in children's literature held in the UConn Archives & Special Collections, as well as the bibliographies of Augusta Baker, held at the New York Public Library. Clicking on a bibliography title will take you to the bibliography's online record.

Bibliographies of African Americans in Children's Literature Available Online