Read this excerpt from the people could fly the babe cried and cried, "pity me, oh, pity me," say it sounded like. sarah was so sad and starvin, she sat down in the row. which historical fact is supported by this excerpt? some enslaved people were able to escape from the plantations. some enslaved people passed down stories through oral tradition. enslaved people were forced to work under inhumane conditions. enslaved people were kidnapped and forced to america on ships.