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The Brownies’ Book was the first periodical designed to entertain and empower African American children. Co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois and Jessie Redmon Fauset, and August Granville Dill. The first issue was published in January 1920, with issues published monthly until December 1921. Its contributors included some of the best Harlem Renaissance literary and visual artists, inlcuding Jessie Redmon Fauset, James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, and Laura Wheeler Waring.
In this issue:COVER PICTURE. Photograph. By Battey.FRONTISPIECE—THE EMPRESS ZAOUDITOUPUMPKIN LAND. A Story. Peggy Poe. Illustrated by Hilda WilkinsonTHE WISHING GAME. A Poem. Annette BrowneTHE ORIGIN OF WHITE FOLKS. A Poem. Annie Virginia CulbertsonA BOY SCOUT TROOP OF PHILADELPHIA. A PictureOVER THE OCEAN WAVE. A Geography Story. IllustratedWHOLE DUTY OF CHILDREN. A Poem. Reprinted from Robert Louis StevensonSOME LITTLE FRIENDS OF OURS. Nine PicturesTHE JUDGEWAITING FOR A HOWARD-FISK FOOTBALL GAME. A PictureTHE JURYPaperbackCELEBRATING BABY WEEK AT TUSKEGEE. A PictureTHE OUIJA BOARD. A Story. Edna May HarroldPLAYTIME. \"HARK, HARK, THE DOGS DO BARK.\" A Nursery Rhyme. Dance by Carriebel B. Cole, with music by FarwellGIRLS\' SCHOOL IN ABYSSINIA; Y. W. C. A. GIRLS IN NEW YORK CITY. PicturesAS THE CROW FLIESTHE GROWN-UPS\' CORNERCHILDREN IN THE SILENT PROTEST PARADE IN NEW YORK CITYKATY FERGUSON. A True StoryLITTLE PEOPLE OF THE MONTHAFTER SCHOOL. A Poem. Jessie Fauset. Drawings by Laura WheelerGYP. A Fairy Story. A. T. KilpatrickTHE BOY\'S ANSWER. A. U. CraigPublisher : Independently publishedPublication date : July 19, 2025Language : EnglishPrint length : 36 pagesReading age : 4 - 18 yearsDimensions : 8.5 x 0.09 x 11 inches
