This book describes the history of Africans before being transported to America as slaves. The rich history that extends to ancient times describes their spiritual, physical, emotional and mental evaluation of self and others. Somewhere in the equation “self-esteem” was stripped to the lowest it has ever been in the history of the human story and the birth of a “slave mentality” came into existence within the minds of a great and proud people. The leading page is the poem: “Black Family Pledge” by Dr. Maya AngelouThe chapters: Self Identity, The Black Family, Formal Education, Understanding Majority Mentality, Understanding Black Culture and Moving Toward the Year 2000 encompasses the evaluation of present conditions and circumstances Blacks find themselves in and suggestions for building high self-esteem, pride in self, self love and educating black people to who they were, are and can become.The main objective for writing this book is the author’s profound determination to get involved in instilling high self-esteem within black people of all ages so that they can become self-sufficient and active in dictating their own destinies without dependence on anyone or any government.
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