Talk:Epaminondas (children's story)

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This article focusses on the 1907 version of the stories by Bryant, which does seem to have been pretty racist (I've not seen it, but googled a couple of illustrations - aweful!) But the stories themselves originate in the black community, and therefore can't be racist per se. I have the version by Eve Merriam, which is relatively harmless, though still by a white author. We need a rather more differentiating account here; and possibly the article should just be called "Epaminondas (folk tales)", with sections on original stories, the Bryant version, the Merriam version, etc. --Doric Loon (talk) 20:33, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Agreed; it's a little disconcerting that both this article and that of Constance Egan have existed for over a decade, each presenting this notion of her writings having been problematic and offensive, and never reworked to give sources or a more balanced appraisal in line with your points above. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.64.232 (talk) 21:47, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, well two years on that suggestion hasn't attracted a lot of attention, but the one IP user who commented agrees, so I will make the move now, and make a first start on the content shortly. Doric Loon (talk) 19:32, 1 November 2022 (UTC)