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~2h 39min
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English
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Folklore
Tales
African Americans
Blacks
Published 1969 Grove Press 4 views
ISBN
0833501372, 9780833501370
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Library Binding
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Julius Lester

Julius Bernard Lester (January 27, 1939 – January 18, 2018) was an American writer of books for children and adults and an academic who taught for 32 years (1971–2003) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Lester was also a civil rights activist, a photographer, and a musician who recorded two albums of folk music and original songs.

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WELL, the Lord had just finished making the world, and he sat back in his big ol' rocking chair to look it over...

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Twelve tales of African and Afro-American origin include "How God Made the Butterflies," "The Girl With the Large Eyes," "Stagolee," and "People Who Could Fly."

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