Leo Dillon

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1) The people could fly: American Black folktales

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Hamilton, Virginia

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English

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Coretta Scott King Book Awards

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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.

2) Her stories: African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales

Author

Hamilton, Virginia

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English

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Coretta Scott King Book Awards

3) Many thousand gone: African Americans from slavery to freedom

Author

Hamilton, Virginia

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English

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Timeline in Black History

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Recounts the journey of Black slaves to freedom via the underground railroad, an extended group of people who helped fugitive slaves in many ways.

4) The girl who spun gold

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Hamilton, Virginia

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English

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In this African American retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin," Lit'mahn spins thread into gold cloth for the king's new bride.

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Leo Dillon

1) The people could fly: American Black folktales

2) Her stories: African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales

3) Many thousand gone: African Americans from slavery to freedom

4) The girl who spun gold