20th Century

The Fifteen-Cent Fine That Changed Children's Books

A single overdue book fine in 1930s Harlem would trigger a chain of events that reshaped American literature forever.

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Civil RightsLiteratureEducationNew York CityHarlem RenaissancePublishingLibrariesChildren's LiteratureAugusta Baker

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