Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
Written by Carole Boston Weatherford
Narrated by Ron Butler
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Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk's life's passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and to bring to light the achievements of people of African descent throughout the ages. When Schomburg's collection became so big that it began to overflow his house (and his wife threatened to mutiny), he turned to the New York Public Library, where he created and curated a collection that was the cornerstone of a new Negro Division. A century later, his groundbreaking collection, known as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, has become a beacon to scholars all over the world.
Carole Boston Weatherford
Carole Boston Weatherford has written many award-winning books for children, including Kin, illustrated by her son Jeffery and a Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient; Box, which won a Newbery Honor; Unspeakable, which won the Coretta Scott King Award, a Caldecott Honor, and was a finalist for the National Book Award; Respect: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; ALA Notable Children’s Book You Can Fly; and Caldecott Honor winners Freedom in Congo Square; Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement; and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. Carole lives in North Carolina. Visit her at CBWeatherford.com.
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Reviews for Schomburg
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Briefly tells the story of Arthur Schomburg (1874-1934), who believed strongly that Africans had an important history, and that knowing of the accomplishments of past Blacks would give the younger generation pride.While I was very interested in reading this, as I had heard nothing about Schomburg, or about the Harlem Renaissance, I have a hard time imaging what age group this was written for. The book is oversize, like many picture books, and does have many full or 1/2 page illustrations. Yet the language is much more complex than one would use for pre-schoolers. It could work if the person reading it aloud just paraphrased the words, using the text as a guideline. The language would be appropriate for middle-school, if they were interested enough to learn new vocabulary, but I'm not sure if the "picture book" appearance would be too embarrassing for them to be seen looking at.Written with phrasing that at times seems contrived or the type of backward phrasing poems might use to fit words to a desired rhyme or meter.Contains a chronology, bibliography, and source notes. Points librarians to a resource (NYPL Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture) for patrons inquiring about Black History.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed learning about Arthur Schomburg very much. As the daughter of a historian, I take history incredibly seriously and applaud Schomburg's efforts to reclaim African history from the racist attempt to bury it in oblivion. Obviously it's important for black children to have a history to look back on, but as a white person I can't stress the importance of white people acknowledging black and African history. I was amazed to learn while *reading this book* that Audoban's mother was Creole. I had no idea! Which is appalling. I didn't know about Dumas until a few years ago. Whitewashed history is fake history and we all deserve better. Arthur Schomburg dedicated his life to that mission and I applaud him. I received a free electronic ARC of this book via Netgalley from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion.