The following excerpt from The People Could Fly reflects the historical fact that enslaved people were kidnapped and sent overseas:
"The folks were full of misery, then. Got sick with the up and down of the sea. So they forgot about flyin when they could no longer breathe the sweet scent of Africa."
This excerpt describes the traumatic experience of enslaved Africans who were forcibly transported across the Atlantic during the transatlantic slave trade. It highlights the loss of their homeland and the trauma of the voyage, which often included extreme conditions and high mortality rates.