Hamilton, Virginia.

The people could fly : American Black folktales / told by Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. - 1st ed. - New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c1985. - xii, 178 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Bibliography: p. 175-178.

Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope.

0394869257 : $18.00

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Folklore, Afro-American.
Tales--United States.
Afro-Americans--Folklore.

PZ8.1.H154 / Pe 1985

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