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His crayon is purple – but is Harold a Black boy?

  • Written by Philip Nel, University Distinguished Professor of English, Kansas State University
His crayon is purple – but is Harold a Black boy?Prior to 1998, Harold of 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' was depicted as racially ambiguous.Harper & Brothers, 1955

Is Crockett Johnson’s Harold, of “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” a child of color?

If you’ve bought any of the “Harold” books published in the past 25 years, or saw the new movie starring Zachary...

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