TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hamilton,Virginia
AU  - Dillon,Leo
AU  - Dillon,Diane
TI  - The people could fly: American Black folktales 
SN  - 0679843361
AV  - JUV PZ 8.1 .H154 Pe 1993
PY  - 1993///
CY  - New York
PB  - Knopf, Distributed by Random House
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Folklore
KW  - Tales
KW  - United States
KW  - Folklore, Afro-American
KW  - fast
KW  - Anthologie
KW  - gnd
KW  - M�archen
KW  - Schwarze
KW  - sears
KW  - USA
N1  - Originally published: New York : Knopf, �1985; Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178); He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit -- Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox, and Tar Baby -- Tappin, the land turtle -- Bruh Alligator and Bruh Deer -- Bruh Lizard and Bruh Rabbit -- Bruh Alligator meets trouble -- Wolf and birds and the fish-horse -- The beautiful girl of the Moon Tower -- A wolf and Little Daughter -- Manuel had a riddle -- Papa John's tall tale -- The two Johns -- Wiley, his mama, and the hairy man -- John and the Devil's daughter -- The peculiar such thing -- Little Eight John -- Jack and the Devil -- Better wait till Martin comes -- Carrying the running-aways -- How Nehemiah got free -- The talking cooter -- The riddle tale of freedom -- The most useful slave -- The people could fly
N2  - 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
ER  -