Read this excerpt from The People Could Fly Toby come over and spoke words to the fallen one. The words of ancient Africa once heard are never remembered completely. The young man forgot them as soon as he heard them. They went way inside him. He got up and rolled over on the air. He rode it awhile. And he flew away. Which historical fact is supported by this excerpt? Enslaved people knew how to fly. Escaping slavery was not possible. Enslaved people helped each other escape. Flying was the only way to escape slavery.