the content, we believe it to be reasonably representative of other, especially African American, families of similar socioeconomic backgrounds within our geographical region and likely far beyond. The book loosely depicts the time period from when the eldest sibling/sister would have turned six years old to when the youngest would have completed high school. I believe that most of us have some clear memories of things once we started school. If the math is correct this period equates to the 35 years between 1947 and 1982. In all likelihood, we have, not-so- distant, blood relatives scattered throughout the United States and in distant lands.