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Black Folktales
Black Folktales
Author: Julius Lester
Twelve remarkable folktales, culled from the black experience in Africa and America, are freshly retold in the thoroughly original voice of Julius Lester. Arranged by topic ? Origins, Love, Heroes, and People ? the tales combine universal themes and uncanny wisdom. Though some of these stories have been around for centuries and many were passed ...  more »
ISBN: 300524
Publication Date: 1970
Pages: 159
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Publisher: Grove Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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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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