something—sometime". This book fit in the trend at the time of the Newbery going to books which were about America. If not for this topic, a book about African Americans by African Americans might have struggled to receive recognition from the Newbery committee. Awards Newbery Honor (1949) Jane Addams Children's Book Award (1956) Reception Arthur Spingarn, the president of the NAACP gave a positive response to the book: ""In the past thirty years I think I have owned and read every published history of the Negro. This is by all odds the best written, the most interesting, accurate, and concise work for the general reader. Notes References 1948 children's books Children's history books American children's books Newbery Honor-winning works History books about Africa History books about ethnic groups Books about African-American history