![]() ![]() It was published in 1985, with a special audio edition released later. ![]() Secondly, Hamilton writes to entertain, to inspire in people the desire to read on and on good books made especially for them. The People Could Fly is an African-American folktale anthology by Virginia Hamilton. Virginia writes first for the pleasure of using words and language to evoke characters and their world, and in historical accounts such as Anthony Burns, the lives of real people. In 1992, Virginia was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, which is presented every two years by the International Board on Books for Young People, in recognition of her entire body of work. Since then, she has won three Newbery Honors and three Coretta Scott King Awards. Virginia was the first African American woman to win the Newbery Award, for M.C. Content Description: Retold African-American folktales of animals, fantasy. ![]() She was educated at Antioch College and Ohio State University and did further study in literature and the novel at the New School for Social Research. The People Could Fly - American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton (HC, 1985). ![]() Her grandfather settled in the village after escaping slavery in Virginia. Virginia Hamilton, storyteller, lecturer, and biographer, was born and raised in Yellow Springs, OH, which is said to be a station on the Underground Railroad. ![]()
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