Rhyme or Reason? A Microscopic View of Nursery Rhymes.

McDonald, Mary Palmer

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Publication Date: 1974

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Rhyme or Reason? A Microscopic View of Nursery Rhymes

McDonald, Mary Palmer

Journal of Negro Education, 43, 3, 275-283, Sum 74

A critique of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes for their focusing on concepts of white supremacy, negative self-images, and unreal depictions of life. Examples are given of nursery rhymes written by black people for black children. (EH)

Descriptors: Black Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Nursery Rhymes, Racial Discrimination

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