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  1. Virginia Hamilton. Summary. The People Could Fly is an African-American folktale anthology by Virginia Hamilton. It was published in 1985, with a special audio edition released later, in which the stories were read aloud by Hamilton and actor James Earl Jones.

  2. Overview. The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales is a collection of folktales published in 1985 by author Virginia Hamilton. The collection won the Coretta Scott King Award among many other praises and notices.

  3. Free summary and analysis of Story in Virginia Hamilton's The People Could Fly that won't make you snore. We promise.

  4. In Virginia Hamilton's retelling of the folktale, ''The People Could Fly,'' slaves manage to get away from ruthless owners. Review a summary of this story to learn about its...

  5. Nov 9, 2004 · 4.38. 797 ratings186 reviews. “THE PEOPLE COULD FLY,” the title story in Virginia Hamilton’s prize-winning American Black folktale collection, is a fantasy tale of the slaves who possessed the ancient magic words that enabled them to literally fly away to freedom.

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  6. The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales is a 1985 collection of twenty-four folktales retold by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. They encompass animal tales (including tricksters ), fairy tales, supernatural tales, and tales of the enslaved Africans (including slave narratives ).

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  8. The next day, people are collapsing left and right due to the heat. Luckily Toby whispers the magic words to each one of them just in the nick of time and they fly away, too. When the bad guys finally wise up, Toby shouts his incantations at the few remaining stragglers and flies away himself.

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