THE EFFECTS OF SLAVERY AND RACISM ARE PERVASIVE IN OUR SOCIETY AND ALL OF SOCIETY IS TRAUMATIZED. WE CAN HEAL ONCE WE SEE THE RACIAL HISTORY OF WHERE WE ARE. THE AUTHOR SEES SLAVERY WHERE SHE GREW UP AND NOW LIVES. HER STORY IS ALSO YOURS. SHE RESEARCHED AND WROTE THIS BOOK TO HELP YOU AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO HEAL.