found: African American National Biography, accessed December 21, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Dance, Daryl Cumber; Daryl Cumber; educator, literary scholar, folklorist; born 17 January 1938 in Richmond, Virginia, United States; earned her Ph.D. in English at the University of Virginia (1971); first book- Shuckin' and Jivin': Folklore from Contemporary Black Americans (1978); received tenure as a full professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (1972-1992); second book- Folklore from Contemporary Jamaicans (1985); self-published work with her own family tree- The Lineage of Abraham: The Biography of a Free Black Family in Charles City, Virginia (1998); joined the Department of English at University of Richmond (1993); won the 2004 Storytelling World Award with her book From My People: 400 Years of African American Folklore (2002), it was selected as one of the Top 10 African American Nonfiction books reviewed by Booklist (February 2001- February 2002); honored with the Legacy Award by Virginia State University (2008))