This is extremely important. I need someone to do a book review for a few short stories. Its called from "The People Could Fly" :Retold by Virginia Hamilton Title -
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In the prize-winning American Black folktale collection of Virginia Hamilton, the title story is a fairy tale of the slaves who owned the ancient magic words that enabled them to fly away to liberty literally. And it is a touching story about those who did not have the chance to "fly away," who, with only their imaginations, remained slaves to set them free while this story was told and retold. For every page of this picture book presentation of Virginia Hamilton's most beloved novel, Leo and Diane Dillon have created powerful new illustrations in full color. It contains the initial historical notice of the author as well as her previously unpublished notes. Awards for the People Should Fly collection: A Coretta Scott King Award A Booklist Children's Editors' Choice A School Library Journal Best Books of the Year A Horn Book Fanfare An ALA Notable Book An NCTE Teachers' Choice A Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year from the New York Times

the answer is solomon northrup. he was a free-born african american, abolitionist and professional violinist that was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave in 1841 and remained in captivity until 1853 where he regained his freedom with the of the then-governor of new york, washington hunt. he wrote and published his memoirs "twelve years a slave" in 1853, and in this text, he tells the story of his escape thru one of louisiana's swamps (the great pacoudrie swamp) in which he ended up covered in green slime from crossing the surface of the dead water.