The narrator describes a story that her great-grandmama's mama told her mama and that her mama told her. Her great-grandmama, Jane was born and raised on the plantation of Ol' Man Deboreaux. When she was sixteen, he bought five new Africans and taught them how to work in the fields. There were two men and three women and one of the men touched his chest and whispered to Jane, "Edet." He was scolded by the overseer for not using his new name. The two men and three women disappeared and Jane wanted to warn them before Ol' Man Deboreaux and the overseer catch them. The Africans stepped up on the air and flew. The overseer and Ol' Man Deboreaux couldn't catch them. Once again, the man who spoke to Jane and said "Edet!" The story of the Africans was passed on by Jane. After reading this book, I would have a discussion with the students about what this story represents and have them refer back to examples from the story.
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