The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton writes about the need for freedom and so does “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou. In recap, the story writes about slaves who were stolen from Africa and brought to the South. The people that were taken had wings, but being that the ships to the south were so crowded they had to shed their wings to all fit on. Furthermore, they all forgot how to fly, forgetting they could fly all together. At the plantation there a had been on man, Toby, who remembered the magic of flying. For a while, he was teaching the others how to remember so they could go free. One day, an overseer whipped a woman’s Sarah’s, baby. After that she couldn’t stay there much longer, she had to go. Toby used his magic and she flew away to
