Hamilton, Virginia
Summary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 HAMHamilton, Virginia
Summary: Recounts the journey of Black slaves to freedom via the underground railroad, an extended group of people who helped fugitive slaves in many ways.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7115 HAMHamilton, Virginia
Summary: In this West Indian version of the Rumpelstiltskin story, Lit'mahn spins thread into gold cloth for the king's new bride.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Blue Sky Press 2000