Why was the Virginia Hamilton Conference created and when did it begin?
In the early 1980s several Kent State University faculty including Dr. Anthony L. Manna of the College of Education and Dr. Clara Jackson of the School of Library and Information Science came together revive a children’s literature conference that had been previously held at Kent State University. As the group began to plan, they decided not to establish a children’s literature conference with a general focus, but instead to have a focus on multicultural literature for children and young adults. The group also decided the conference should named in honor of Ohio native, Virginia Hamilton who had published first-rate books for young people and who exemplified the cultural theme focus. The first conference was held on April 12, 1985 and Virginia Hamilton presented the inaugural keynote address. In her speech, she talked about the African American traditions that had influenced her work and traced her journey as a writer who explores the experiences of individuals within the context of th
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