This web page offers a biography of author, synopsis of story, characters, critical articles, and useful links that might help you introduce The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton.
 

The People Could Fly is a great book to introduce students to a variety of American Black folktales.

 

 

 

 

 

The People Could Fly:  American Black folktales, which the American Literature Associations Booklist hailed as a "classic collection for all ages."

 

Virginia Hamilton: This was her first collection to draw upon her lifelong interest in and study of folklore.  Her distinctive writing style perfectly bridges the oral tradition and more formal literary styles.