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Children’s Books By and/or About Black, Indigenous and People of Color Received by the CCBC
1994-2001
Year
|
Estimated # of
Books Published
|
Black/African
|
Asian Pacific
|
Indigenous
|
Latinx
|
|
|
By |
About |
By and About |
By and About |
By and About |
| 2001 |
5,000-5,500 |
99 |
201 |
96 |
60 |
77 |
| 2000 |
5,000-5,500 |
96 |
147 |
57 |
40 |
54 |
| 1999 |
5,000 |
82 |
151 |
61 |
41 |
64 |
| 1998 |
5,000 |
96 |
188 |
52 |
55 |
73 |
| 1997 |
4,500-5000 |
88 |
216 |
66 |
64 |
88 |
| 1996 |
4,500 |
92 |
172 |
49 |
50 |
103 |
| 1995 |
4,500 |
100 |
167 |
91 |
83 |
70 |
| 1994 |
4,500 |
82 |
166 |
65 |
70 |
90 |
Children’s Books By Black Authors and Illustrators Published in the United States
1985-1993
Year
|
Estimated Number of
Books Published
|
Total Number of Books
by Black Authors and/or Illustrators
|
| 1993 |
4,500 |
74 |
| 1992 |
4,500 |
94 |
| 1991 |
4,000 |
70 |
| 1990 |
5,000 |
51 |
| 1989 |
4,000 |
48 |
| 1988 |
3,000 |
39 |
| 1987 |
3,000 |
30 |
| 1986 |
3,000 |
18 |
| 1985 |
2,500 |
18 |
