Bibliograph

Christmas gif', an anthology of Christmas poems, songs, and stories, written by and about African-Americans, compiled by Charlemae Rollins ; illustrated by Ashley Bryan ; with a new introduction by Augusta Baker

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Christmas gif', an anthology of Christmas poems, songs, and stories, written by and about African-Americans, compiled by Charlemae Rollins ; illustrated by Ashley Bryan ; with a new introduction by Augusta Baker

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Christmas gif'

Oclc number

26162671

Responsibility statement

compiled by Charlemae Rollins ; illustrated by Ashley Bryan ; with a new introduction by Augusta Baker

Sub title

an anthology of Christmas poems, songs, and stories, written by and about African-Americans

Summary

A collection of Christmas poems, songs, and stories relating to African Americans. Includes holiday recipes

Table Of Contents

A race is like man / John W. Vandercook -- Nativity / Aquah Laluah -- Memories of Christmas / Langston Hughes -- How come Christmas / Roark Bradford -- Plantation Christmas / Julia Peterkin -- Christmas gift / Zora Neale Hurston -- Legend of the black madonna / Margaret T. Applegarth -- Goat comes to the Christmas party / Eva Knox Evans -- New relations and duties / Frederick Douglass -- Anxious days and sleepless nights / Booker T. Washington -- Christmas is a-comin' / Paul Laurence Dunbar -- Speakin' O' Christmas / P.L. Dunbar -- Christmas carol / P.L. Dunbar -- Little Christmas basket / P.L. Dunbar -- Through the holly wreath / Effie Lee Newsome -- Magi call him king / Effie Lee NewsomeCarol of brown king / Langston Hughes -- Kid stuff / Frank Horne -- On pallet of straw / L. Hughes -- Peppermint candy march / Effie Lee Newsome -- Shepherd's song at Christmas / L. Hughes -- Christmas story / L. Hughes -- On Christmas night / L. Hughes -- Anonymous verse; from Puerto Rican Christmas card / Anon. -- Every man heart lay down / Lorentz Graham -- Stable / Gabriela Mistral -- Indian Christmas / G. Mistral -- Go tell it to the mountain / Negro spiritual -- Wasn't that a mighty day / Negro spiritual -- The Virgin Mary had a baby boy / Negro spiritual -- What you gonna name that pretty little boy? / Negro spiritual -- Rise up, shepherd, and follow / Negro spiritual -- God's Christmas tree / Evelyn C. Reynolds -- Under the mistletoe / Countee Cullen -- The Black Madonna / Albert Rice -- Otto / Gwendolyn Brooks -- Christmas recipes

Target audience

juvenile

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