“Bridging the Gap

Between Black and White” Recommending Inclusive Books for Children’s

Library Collections, 1941-1967

Christine A. Jenkins

Mikki SmithGraduate School of Library and Information Science

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Research Showcase, April 8, 2011

H.W. Wilson Standard Catalogs

• Children’s Catalog (1909- )

• Standard Catalog for High School Libraries

(1926- )

“A Constant Sense of Rebuff”

Nicodemus and his Little Sister by Inez Hogan

We Build TogetherCharlemae RollinsNCTE (1941, 1948, 1967)

Augusta Baker

“Reading for Democracy,” Wilson Library Bulletin (Oct 1943); Reprinted as “Books about the Negro for Children” in American Unity (Oct –Nov 1944).

Books about Negro Life for ChildrenBureau for Intercultural Education (1946)New York Public Library (1949, 1957,1961,1963)

Books aboutNegro Lifefor Children

“Bridging the Gap”