"What you are sayin' is that our colored children, my little Shirley Barbara and the rest ain't good enough to go to that nice school with the roses? They don't deserve it? Good Lord made them of cheaper cloth or something'? Isn't that what we are sayin' when we quiet about this? I ain't gonna say it no more. God did not make the Negro child out of a cheaper cloth. I will not say it."    Mrs. Sarah Bulah -- Scene 9

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Now Let Me Fly was commissioned for the national celebration of the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board through a generous contribution from Washburn University and was first produced by the Brown Foundation.

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Now Let Me Fly by Marcia Cebulska is available in a full version and two youth versions. Please see the information about Now Let Me Fly scripts.

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Now Let Me Fly is the perfect springboard for discussion on topics such as education or changing race relations. Let everyone "take 5" after the reading, then let the conversation begin! See Discussion Questions.

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Wings From Thumbprints

Once you read the script you will see how these wings can be used at the end of the play. Size is 8 1/2" x 11".

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