I learned so much that will be really useful going forward. One of the most exciting things is the Beatrix Potter connection: the invention of Peter Rabbit is indebted to the African American folktales published by Harris. Harris did a poor job of crediting his sources, and Beatrix Potter certainly did not indicate her debt to Harris, much less to the African storytellers at the heart of it all. I am really looking forward to exploring Beatrix Potter's rabbit stories based on what I have learned from Emily Zobel Marshall's book!
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