
Fifty Caribbean Writers named an outstanding reference book of 1986 by Library Journal
From My People: 400 Years of African American Folklore: An Anthology. New York: W. W. Norton, 2002.
The Lineage of Abraham: The Biography of a Free Black Family in Charles City, VA. (self published, 1998).
Honey, Hush! An Anthology of African American Women's Humor. New York: W. W. Norton, 1998.
New World Adams: Conversations with Contemporary West Indian Writers. Leeds, England: Peepal Tree Press, 1992.
Long Gone: The Mecklenburg Six and the Theme of Escape in Black Folklore. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1987.
Fifty Caribbean Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical and Critical Sourcebook. Edited with introduction and essays on Michael Anthony, Austin Clarke, Earl Lovelace, Vic Reid, Andrew Salkey, and Michael Thelwell by Daryl Cumber Dance. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1986.
Folklore from Contemporary Jamaicans. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1985.
Shuckin' and Jivin': Folklore from Contemporary Black Americans. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1978.