Now Let Me Fly: The Story of a Slave Family is Dolores Johnson brutal, truthful, and important work depicting history. A young girl describes how she once heard the sound of warning drums in Africa signaling the coming of horror. Kidnapped, made to march while chained, and taken to America to be sold at an auction, she undergoes the brutalities of slavery in this tale of a strong-willed girl who lives in harsh surroundings.