Read the excerpt from "The People Could Fly.”
Old and young who were called slaves and could fly joined hands. Say like they would ring-sing. But they didn’t shuffle in a circle. They didn’t sing. They rose on the air. They flew in a flock that was black against the heavenly blue.
The details in this excerpt help readers visualize
the sound of everyone joining together in unity.
the sight of the people filling the sky.
the feeling of exhaustion from work.
the scent of sweet air from Africa.