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.".
Twelve tales of African and African American origin include "How God Made the Butterflies," "The Girl With the Large Eyes," "Stagolee," and "People Who Could Fly.".
A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
So begins the tragic downfall of Othello, the powerful general revered by an army of soldiers and honored by his peers. When he believes his beautiful wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful, the result is a bloodbath born of lies and self-delusion. (A Retelling).
