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Ellen Tarry (1906–2008)

Auteur van Saint Katharine Drexel: Friend of the Oppressed

11+ Werken 279 Leden 2 Besprekingen

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Black Women in White America: A Documentary History (1972) — Medewerker — 274 exemplaren
Harlem's Glory: Black Women Writing, 1900-1950 (1996) — Medewerker — 42 exemplaren

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Geboortedatum
1906-09-26
Overlijdensdatum
2008-09-23
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Plaats van overlijden
New York, New York, USA
Beroepen
children's book author
biographer

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Interesting mix of fable and 1940's social commentary. Ellen Tarry was an African-American author. The "colored" baby (a term not used today) is adopted by a white female, who is probably unmarried (a head nurse in a hospital--usually unmarried in 1940). So while some of the language is obsolete, and the action controversial (some have expressed objection over an African-American child being adopted by a white person), it was definitely ahead of its time in 1940 (segregation was still the law in many states and in the military; interracial relationships of any kind were frowned upon). The book reads similar to a poem or limerick, and is something very different.… (meer)
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areensee | Mar 18, 2010 |
 
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holyfamily | Aug 11, 2009 |

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Werken
11
Ook door
2
Leden
279
Populariteit
#83,281
Waardering
½ 4.3
Besprekingen
2
ISBNs
15

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