Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books
By Philip Nel
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By Philip Nel
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Racism is resilient, duplicitous, and endlessly adaptable, so it is no surprise that America is again in a period of civil rights activism. A significant reason racism endures is because it is structural: it's embedded in culture and in institutions. One of the places that racism hides-and thus perhaps the best place to oppose it-is books for young people.
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? presents five serious critiques of the history and current state of children's literature tempestuous relat...
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? presents five serious critiques of the history and current state of children's literature tempestuous relat...






















