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A treasury of African-American Christmas stories / compiled and edited by Bettye Collier-Thomas ; illustrated by James Reynolds.

1st ed.

New York : Henry Holt, 1997-1999.

2 volumes : illustrations ; 17 cm

This landmark collection is available for the first time since the turn of the century. Represented in this treasury of the rich black storytelling tradition are the writings of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Alice Moore Dunbar Nelson, Fannie Barrier Williams, T. Thomas Fortune, and Augustus M. Hodges. 12 line drawings. Padded case cover and ribbon marker.

Christmas -- Literary collections.

African Americans -- Literary collections.

American literature -- African American authors.

Literature.

Collier-Thomas, Bettye.

African-American Christmas stories

Includes bibliographical references (page 254).

v. 1. The Christmas reunion down at Martinsville / Augustus M. Hodges ; The children's Christmas / Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson ; Christmas eve story / Fanny Jackson Coppin ; Elsie's Christmas / Salem Tutt Whitney ; Bro'r Abr'm Jimson's wedding : a Christmas story / Pauline E. Hopkins ; Two Christmas days : a holiday story / Ida Wells Barnett ; A Christmas party that prevented a split in the church / Margaret Black ; After many days : a Christmas story / Fannie Barrier Williams ; The prodigal daughter : a story of three Christmas eves / Augustus M. Hodges ; Mirama's Christmas test / T. Thomas Fortune ; Three men and a woman / Augustus M. Hodges -- v. 2. Christmas greetings / Georgia Douglas Johnson ; A carol of color / Mary Jenness ; The autobiography of a dollar bill / Lelia Plummer ; Mollie's best Christmas gift / Mary E. Lee ; A Christmas story / Carrie Jane Thomas ; Fannie May's Christmas / Katherine Davis Tillman ; A Christmas sketch / Mildred E. Lambert ; Found after thirty-five years : Lucy Marshall's letter : a true story for Christmas / J.B. Moore Bristor ; The blue and the gray / Augustus M. Hodges ; The test of manhood : a Christmas story / Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins ; Thou shalt be / J.B. Howard ; General Washington : a Christmas story / Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins ; Three Christmas eves / Augustus M. Hodges ; For love of him : a Christmas story / Frederick W. Burch ; The woman : a Christmas story / Margaret Black ; How I won my husband : a Christmas story / Eva S. Purdy ; It came to pass : a Christmas story / Bruce L. Reynolds ; A Christmas journey / Louis Lorenzo Redding ; One Christmas eve / Langston Hughes ; Santa Claus is a white man / John Henrik Clarke.

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