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Conclusion: We’re Still Here Because You Were There—So Now What?

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Despite concerted efforts on the behalf of individuals, governmental initiatives, and publishing firms, very little in the overall picture changed in children’s publishing over the period from 1965 to 2015. The default character, author, publisher, and award-winner are all still white in the British children’s book world. The conclusion looks at some of the lessons—positive and negative—that can be learned by looking back on the history of Black British publishing for everyone involved.

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  1. Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York, USA

    Karen Sands-O’Connor

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Sands-O’Connor, K. (2017). Conclusion: We’re Still Here Because You Were There—So Now What?. In: Children’s Publishing and Black Britain, 1965-2015. Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57904-1_8

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