The people could fly
Subtitle: the picture book
By: Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
Contributors: Dillon, Leo, ill.; Dillon, Diane, ill.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Slavery -- Folklore; African Americans -- Folklore; Folklore -- United States
Genres: Folklore.
Description: In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away.
Notes: First published : The people could fly : American black folktales, 1985.