Tending to the Past, Selfhood and Culture in Children's Narratives about Slavery and Freedom, University Press of Mississippi, Karen Michele Chandler,Children's Literature,LITERARY CRITICISM, African American culture; Beloved; Black Arts Movement; Black-authored historical novels; Charles Burnett; children's literature and film; freedom narratives; Joyce Hanson; Julius Lester; Killers of Sheep; Marilyn Nelson; neoliberal era; Nightjohn; stereotypes; systemic racism; victimization,, Children's Literature Association Series, United States, en-UShttps://www.upress.state.ms.usAfrican American culture; Beloved; Black Arts Movement; Black-authored historical novels; Charles Burnett; children's literature and film; freedom narratives; Joyce Hanson; Julius Lester; Killers of Sheep; Marilyn Nelson; neoliberal era; Nightjohn; stereotypes; systemic racism; victimization, [BLURB],[CITY],,books, ebooks, biblet, Book2look