Published works Leila Amos Pendleton

1 published works

1.1 narrative of negro, 1912
1.2 frederick douglass: narrative, 1921
1.3 fragments of rhyme, 1921
1.4 publications on crisis magazine

published works

pendleton’s famous work school textbook, entitled narrative of negro (1971), used textbook in washington, dc public schools. textbook under chronological order starts african american history in ancient africa 1900. textbook s first 7 chapters towards study of african diaspora, focusing on africa, caribbean, , south america. next fifteen chapters focused on african american history, , followed colonial history , section dedicated events shaping twentieth century. pendleton emphasized many white allies had assisted african americans through oppressive moments in history. wrote positively of quakers, william lloyd garrison, george peabody, balanced narratives concerning white oppression white advocacy.

one way pendleton challenged morality of white people through discourse of slavery. according dominant narrative, slavery seen system civilize black people , support ideology, religion used justification.pendleton s narratives showed acts of resistance exemplified african americans unhappiness toward slavery. pendleton provided several examples of how african americans used judicial system dismantle slavery.

besides that, in narrative, included african american soldier symbolic because soldier represented type of citizenship had been traditionally excluded , civic contributors american democracy. pendleton expressed although african americans not accepted soldiers, once permitted, loyal , willing participants die freedom. pendleton s gender amplified influence due presentation of black women in public imagination , k-12 schools. narrative of negro written colored children in classrooms celebrate history , culture.

pendleton’s other works, included alphabet negro children (mather, 1915), our new possession- danish west indies (1917), published autobiography frederick douglass (1921a), , 2 short stories published in crisis magazine, foolish , wise: sallie runner introduced socrates (1921b) , foolish , wise: sanctum 777ns.d.c.u.o. meets cleopatra (1922). in foolish , wise, through sallie (the main character), pendleton show[ed] how white people have presumed own, not human beings, significant human attainments, , have complacently assumed achieves great deal must, matter of course, white.

a narrative of negro, 1912

(14 editions published between 1912 , 2012 in english)

pendleton describes narrative of negro volume “contains, in story form, brief outline of history of negro”. twenty-two-chapter book presents history of africans , decedents in chronological order. pendleton starts describing geographical conditions , natural resources of african continent, , goes african civilizations terms slavery in europe , americas, , african americans in contemporaries. in narrative of negro, leila amos pendleton s approach history described multidimensional , different stereotypical views on africans , descendants traditional history textbooks @ time.

frederick douglass: narrative, 1921

(2 editions published in 1921 in english)

in book frederick douglas: narrative, leila amos pendleton, narrator, provides survey of frederick douglass s life, including life slave, escape slavery , career abolitionist.

fragments of rhyme, 1921

(1 edition published in 1921 in english)

publications on crisis magazine

an apostrophe lynched, june 1916 (volume 12, no. 2).

the foolish , wise, march 1921 (volume 21, no. 5).