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Modern Conversations of a Slave Mother: Empowering and Nurturing the Hearts of Mothers, Insights Into the African-American Experience Paperback – March 27, 2023
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There are always two sides of a coin. Are you ready to see the unseen?
In Modern Conversations of a Slave Mother, Mitchelle Harvey amplifies the voice of African-American mothers and shares the multi-generational experiences of these strong and resilient women who managed to thrive through adversity. In this book you will find out how challenges turn into success. Discover the untold story of the different American dream.
If you have faced challenges as a mother, or single mother, this book will show you that you are not alone in the struggle and give you examples of how to cope in some situations. Focused on empowering you to be creative in your search for solutions, this book will share insights gained from multi-generational experiences causing self-reflection and affirm that you are invaluable. If you have ever wondered what African-Americans really go through and had no one to ask, this book will: Allow you to eavesdrop on serious and inspiring situations. Learn through tough conversations teaching children to navigate systems that do not support their success and provide insight into the hidden reality of the OTHER American life.
In this book, you will learn:
- The difference that Christian practices and values make during difficult times.
- The strength gained by family - whatever that looks like and wherever it can be found.
- The importance of education.
- The resilience and raw wisdom of children.
- The support found in community.
Modern Conversations of a Slave Mother is highly-recommended for all the mothers and grandmothers who exhibit strength and courage to overcome struggles and prejudice. This book will not only inspire you but open your eyes to the reality of the people around you. Mrs. Harvey will show you the value of family, education and how the support from community can impact the lives of its constituents. To learn more about this, grab a copy now!
- Print length243 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMarch 27, 2023
- Dimensions6 x 0.55 x 9 inches
- ISBN-13979-8887595184
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- ASIN : B0BZFRZQ1T
- Publisher : Self Publishing (March 27, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 243 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8887595184
- Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.55 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,205,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #936 in Black & African American Literary Criticism (Books)
- #1,971 in Midlife Self-Help
- #2,536 in Black & African American Christian Fiction (Books)
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2023Read about the ‘far accomplishments’ of a mother of four and what the conversations meant to her and to her children throughout her family’s struggles in a life of happenstance and history. Review with the author how she gained greater wisdom through each conversation; and see how from subject to subject and from year to year they re-bridged their relationship and gained new values from each purposeful engagement.
No doubt her educational advancements helped her keep things together, which she took in hand during the same time she was singly trying to lead her family up and down roads of economic diversity. However, while she excelled and learned much during her academic advancements, they were not what guided the flow of these conversations with her children. In order to help her children succeed and escape, she knew each conversation must be, had to be, the healthiest kind of conversation.
A good take-away from Mitchelle’s book, for most readers, could be: Having ‘just’ conversations with your children these days about life, and the economical foundations of ethnic struggles, is most often not always the ‘only’ conversations. Read here in “Modern Conversations” the heart-warming communications between parent and child—and child and parent—about ‘some of the rest of the stories’ that go on in a modern black family.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2023Mitchelle shares a deeply powerful story about her wins and losses with her family. The depth of her faith in God shines through on every page. I share the same generation and geographic area as Mitchelle, but with the benefit of being born white. More than any other book, this work has opened my eyes, exposing how different our worlds are, how deeply systemic bias impacts our every day. It has been an invaluable educational and spiritual growth opportunity. I will recommend it to my friends and family.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2023It was a good read and captured my attention fully would love a second and third book .
- Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2023There are a lot of books out there that recount experiences of hardships, but Mitchell Harvey's bool may may be proof of a new method of storytelling that I have yet to read elsewhere. Michelle goes beyond recalling stories. Instead you can read a different version of who Michelle is in nearly every chapter. It was shocking to find myself in an exhange with Michelle as a young girl. The way she was able to convey injustices at different ages helped me better understand these injustices and how I might see injustices through not only the wisdom of Michelle but through the eyes of a little girl, a teenager, a young professional, a parent, or a colleague.
People never forget the way you make them feel and Modern Conversations of A Slave Mother achieves placing a feeling of empathy and understanding long after the last word is read. Once you see racism you cannot unsee it. Mitchell shares resiliency, hope, and humanity as well.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2023It's a rare opportunity, indeed, when you get to walk a mile in someone else's shoes. Yet, when that opportunity presents itself, it opens up a whole other world of potential, obstacles, losses and victories. This book represents one such opportunity. The author invites us alongside as she shares her experiences from kindergarten to motherhood, providing insight into the challenges of surviving and thriving in a culture that is still recovering from systemic racism and still discovering both unconscious and overt bias. I'm so grateful for her contributions, and for sharing her story. From the lost innocence and excitement of a little girl headed off to her first day of kindergarten, through her "team family" celebrations in the triumph of her college education, to her thoughtful application of tough love and regretfully realistic guidance to her own children in facing a society still reeling from the impacts of racism, Mitchelle Harvey provides an invaluable perspective I would have no other way to experience, except through the pages of her amazing book. I am grateful for everything I learned traveling through this book and I eagerly await the next one!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2023I just read an advance copy of “Modern Conversations of a Slave Mother” by Mitchelle Harvey, and enthusiastically recommend it. For those of us who find ourselves living in “echo chambers,” reading articles and books about people from similar backgrounds and histories, Ms. Harvey’s book can be a deep dive into a very different world. This is a book that helped me understand another side of many articles in today’s newspapers. As the single mother of four African American children, her stories of getting ahead in life with limited resources, and how she raised her children to both survive and thrive in a threatening world, are both enlightening and encouraging. She writes in a very personal tone, leaving me with the strong sense of knowing and understanding her as a person. At times the book is heartbreaking, but there is always the feeling that her drive and sense of self will get her family where she wants them to be.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2023I liked the way Mitchelle was able to include the message of love and Gods input in our lives. The book is very detailed, well written yet easily understood, there's many times that I felt as though I was there and very much involved. I could hardly put it down, each time I start to read. It brought back many memories of when I was growing up, it reminds of how far God have brought us as a people. How mothers love is sacrificing and full of faith and hope for their families. Thank you Mithchelle for sharing your life story with us. It is truly inspirational and will remain with us long after we have finished the book. as for me I'm starting it over again!