![]() ![]() Their tales were cherished and preserved both by their own people and by other slave populations. ![]() ![]() As Naomi Von Tol notes in her essay, “The Fathers May Soar: Folklore and Blues in Song of Solomon,” the Angola people whose descendents probably told this tale were widely regarded as possessing a special rapport with the supernatural. The tale was first collected by Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps in their very influential work, The Book of Negro Folklore. Most obviously, the Angola legend of slaves who can fly out of bondage and back to Africa plays a crucial role in the beginning of the story and reappears at several points throughout. Song of Solomon contains many allusions and references to both African and African American folktales and folk traditions, many of which are tied together by an interest in flying. ![]()
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