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Black Folktales
Black Folktales
Author: Julius Lester
These tales are from the black people of Africa and America--some are still told in Africa, some are from the time of slavery, some belong most to the black people in the cities, some have been told in the South so long nobody knows where they come from.  Julius Lester tells them "not as they were told a hundred years ago, but as I tel...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802150523
ISBN-10: 0802150527
Publication Date: 1/1990
Pages: 159
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Publisher: Grove Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Wildhog3 avatar reviewed Black Folktales on + 11 more book reviews
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Once a week I am reaching into my extensive collection of Black Lit and posting a real prize -- and leaving it up for grabs for exactly 5 days. What a book this would be for any home-schooler! These tales are from the black people of Africa and America. There are four sections: Origins, Love, Heroes, and People. Under Heroes, the two folktales are Stagolee and High John The Conqueror. I would just love to read any of these stories to a class of young people, age 3-33.
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