Rose B. Knox
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| Born | 16 December 1879  |
| Died | July 1974 (aged 94–95) |
Rose Bell Knox (born December 16, 1879, in Talladega, Alabama[1]-July 1974[2]) was an American writer of children's literature of the early to mid-twentieth century. Her books included The Boys and Sally, Miss Jimmy Deane, Gray Caps, Marty and Company, Patsy's Progress, Footlights Afloat, The Step Twins, and Cousins' Luck (1940).
Criticism
[edit]Although contemporary reviewers praised her work for its "cultural sensitivity," modern critics have called Knox's books "strikingly racist" because of their presentation of African Americans using racial stereotypes.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Burke, William Jeremiah (1972). American authors and books, 1640 to the present day. Internet Archive. New York, Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-50139-9.
- ^ "Alabama Authors » Blog Archive » KNOX, ROSA BELLE, 1879-1974". Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- ^ Julia L. Mickenberg, Learning from the Left: Children's Literature, the Cold War, and Radical Politics in the United States (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 48.
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