The People Could Fly
In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away.
GenresSlaveryFolkloreAfrican AmericansUnited StatesFolk literature
32 pages
English edition · First published 2004 by Alfred A. Knopf · ISBN 9780375824050
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