MFP Voices
When Black Kids—Shut Out From the Whitewashed World of Children’s Literature—Took Matters Into Their Own Hands
The Brownies’ Book—a monthly, first of it’s kind periodical for Black youths created by W.E.B. Du Bois and other members of the NAACP in 1920—includes poems and stories that speak of Black achievement and history, while also showcasing children’s writing.
Paige Gray
February 16, 2021
