The themes of this memoir cover the autobiography of an African American woman's life born in the south during 1930's. It talks about issues of historical post slavery and focuses on transformational self-help and the healing of childhood wounds. This fascinating memior covers a significant period of American history and shows how one woman found victory through a life led by Spirit. As a recounting of the important turning points in this author's life and the lessons that she learned makes this book effective. Especially inspiring is her decision to leave home and move to New York City. This...

The Power of Self-Knowledge: An Awakening Consciousness is written in the spirit of an African Proverb called Sankofa and contains remembrances and poetry composed by the author. "Sankofa is a word in the Twi language which translates as: "It is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten." Wikipedia free encyclopedia Margaret's interest in her African history began at a young age when it was not acceptable and when questioned it was as though there was shame associated to even say the word out loud. The author wrote this book to encourage the education of all of our young people...