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Indlæser... Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quartersaf Patricia C. Mckissack, Fredrick McKissack
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Using a fictional format, the authors contrast holiday experiences of enslaved people and masters on a large plantation in 1859. Includes, songs and recipes. At the end there are notes and a bibliography. Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters by Patricia C. McKissack, Enjoying not only learning how the slaves got the masters house in order for Christmas but their own. They were also sent to other estates to help out as well. Very informative and I can picture being there, so descriptive. I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device). This book contrasts the Christmas Day of the enslaved and slaveowners without seeming to put a pointed lesson across, allowing the reader to examine the lives of both and draw their own conclusions. The book includes songs, recipes and other touches that immerse the reader into the lives of the enslaved and the slaveowning class.The illustrations look like portraits of actual people, an antidote to the period art that depicts African Americans as either caricatures or bodies engaged in work. It also allows us to see ourselves in both the slaves and their captors, both of whom are depicted as equally possessing hopes and concerns about their lives and their happiness. It may make the young reader ask what they would do if they found themselves part of a system that subjugates others, but is thoroughly reinforced by society as normal. And how would they deal with being enslaved?
Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, 1994) It's Christmas 1859 on a Virginia plantation. The family in the Big House and the slaves in the Quarters prepare for their celebrations. It is a happy time for everyone. Families are united. Feast are prepared. Singing and dancing are seen everywhere. The McKissacks (The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay, 1994, etc.) have written a strangely romantic view of a pre-emancipation Christmas. Not that there isn't talk of freedom among the slaves, and of uprising among the whites; it's just not clear why these slaves are unhappy. They are obviously poorer than their masters, but, except for a New Year's Day separation of black family members, plantation life doesn't seem at all bad. Thompson's glowing pictures, depicting well-dressed, healthy slaves and their masters celebrating together do nothing to dispel this impression. Perhaps if the McKissacks had shown the contrast between Christmas and the rest of the year more clearly, rather than assuming that their readers would all understand the evils of slavery, their book might have been more successful. It's tricky to reclaim traditions from an unhappy past. The line between glorifying aspects of slave culture and seeming to ignore the brute evil of slavery is thin. Unfortunately, the McKissacks have stepped over. 1994, Scholastic, $15.95. © 1994 Kirkus Reviews/VNU eMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices, 1994) To depict daily life for the two communities living in parallel realities on a Virginia plantation during December, 1859, the authors gained access to primary source materials from Tidewater plantation records and held interviews there to find out more family histories. Wisely setting their text immediately before the outbreak of the Civil War, the McKissacks offer an amazing balance of perspectives while they report the distinctive culture of the Quarters. Showing the misery as well as the dignity of families in captivity, they allow readers to draw their own conclusions. Thompson's detailed paintings rendered in acrylic and reproduced in full-color recreate the season and the buildings as well as some of the individually distinct Afro-centric head-wraps of enslaved women and holiday decorations in the Big House. Both the text and the illustrations move far beyond conventional media-induced images of plantation life. Incomparable in scope, content and emotional impact, this well designed, easy-to-read account furnishes provocative information and offers dynamic year-round reading. Winner, 1994 CCBC Coretta Scott King Award Discussion: Writing. CCBC categories: Historical People, Places And Events; Seasons And Celebrations. 1994, Scholastic, 68 pages, $17.95. Ages 8-13. HæderspriserNotable Lists
Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War. No library descriptions found. |
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