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Opening Africa

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

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The Black Experience in Children's Books

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Title
Opening Africa
Names
Hobley, L. F (Author)
Ogle, Richard (Illustrator)
Collection

The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1956
Place: New York
Publisher: Roy Publishers
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 960-H (Hobley, L. F. Opening Africa)
Topics
Africa -- Discovery and exploration
Africa -- History
Africa -- Colonization
Genres
Books
Children's literature
Notes
Content: Maps by Clare Thornhill.
Physical Description
Extent: 76 p. illus. 22 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 56005077
RLIN/OCLC: 2703076
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16498217
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c5a3b320-7cfb-0134-cb68-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1956: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening Africa" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1956. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c08ffd20-1d72-0135-d3f3-17bb6c75ed57

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening Africa" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c08ffd20-1d72-0135-d3f3-17bb6c75ed57

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1956). Opening Africa Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c08ffd20-1d72-0135-d3f3-17bb6c75ed57

Wikipedia Citation

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Opening Africa