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Matriarch has riveting, breathtaking episodes. Some say that Matri must be a miracle baby because "Look at how Ruth survived thin lining having her."It is the story of an African American, southern woman and her family, reflecting meaning for people of all colors and persuasions. The heart, soul, and the spirit have no color. She is faced with the spirit of a predator and a snake.

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Publié par	First Edition Design Publishing
Date de parution	25 août 2015
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781622879557
Langue	English

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MATRIARCH
A Novel

First Edition Design Publishing
Matriarch
Copyright ©2013 Wajeedah Mohammad

ISBN 978-1622873-89-0 PRINT
ISBN 978-1622879-55-7 EBOOK

LCCN 2011962969

July 2015

Published and Distributed by
First Edition Design Publishing, Inc.
P.O. Box 20217, Sarasota, FL 34276-3217
www.firsteditiondesignpublishing.com

In conjuction with WM Publishing, Allentown PA. 18104

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Deborah Rene Jackson and Yvonne Shackleford, Editors
The Printed Page, Interior Design & Cover Layout
Cover Illustrations by Jerry Booker and David Alsieux

Though this work includes some true events, this book is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to an actual person, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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DEDICATION

I am grateful to Allah (G'd) who gave me the health and strength to endure the trials and tribulations of accomplishing this novel.
In loving memory of my grandmother, I dedicate this book to Rosa Cooper and my mom, Ruth Fleming the two Matriarchs of my life.
To my beloved friend Debra Lee who is very special. She devoted her time, always lending her ears to me, never giving up on me and sharing my dreams.
To Mrs. Yvonne Rose, Director of the #1 African American Self-Publishing Book House/Quality Press. Meeting her as an editor was a blessing. She heard my concerns and consulted with me; she delivered kindness, opportunity and a willingness that gave me hope.
To the movement of the beautiful spirit of the women all over the world, taking a stand and listening to their hearts, telling them to listen to the troubles of family and the world, taking on the challenge, just like a Matriarch .
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

My warmest thanks to My family: My mom, Ruth Fleming; my sons, Solomon and Hakim Jones; daughters, Yolanda Cameron, Taheerah Mohammad; Granddaughter, Tatiana Wilson; sister, Gladys Cooper; cousin, Khenyah Mathis; Chyna Keene; niece, Tasha Evans; nephew, Wyndell; Edwards family, Gary, Georgia, Lakeerah, Alicia Cooper; Beloved friends, Clara Gaither, Sumayyah Cooper, Eli Marquez, Beloved friends, Minimah Elamin, Medinah; Sabrina Harris; Helima Shareef; Debra Lee; Linda Salaam; Taliba Muhammad; Yasmeen Mahummad; Ayesha Toure; Dorthoria Edwards; Ayesha Shabazz; Wajeedah Muhammad; Medina; Hellen Miller; Carnell Mitchell; Cynthia Barnes; Denise Mosley; Mable Tucker, (In Loving memory) Shakirah Shabazz, Waheedah Bey, Huriyyah Nassiruddin; Friends, Ronald Cooper; Abdur Rahim Muhammad; Abdullah Muhammad; Arthur Anderson; James Goldsten, Artist, Jerry Booker; And also to the many countless others....
INTRODUCTION

This story you are about to read has riveting, breathtaking episodes. It is that of an African American, southern woman and her family, reflecting meaning for people of all colors and persuasions. The heart, soul, and the spirit have no color. Her family ties of love and affections are strong and sacred. Her bond causes her to meet the challenges of responsibility and a leadership role at an early age. Although faced with the spirit of a predator, debauchery, deception, death and a snake, awaiting her at the fork of the road. Having a religious mother instilled in Matri that a family that prays together rides the tides of trials, tribulations and adversities .
It all starts in Hicksville, South Carolina, located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America. Hicksville is like one gigantic mirror, just sitting for you to look into. Looking into this mirror you'll find that people are the same everywhere. In their experiences lay the subtlety of similarity that breeds familiarity...enduring adversity, death, and sudden tragedies, not having all of the necessities of life and not understanding why. They are unique people, African Americans. In spite of all their misfortunes, in their mirror they will demonstrate to you how you could still have lots of love, patience, and endurance and be very giving.
Hicksville is a slow paced society of blacks and whites who have a fondness for mint juleps. Times are difficult there, but people are troubled all across the world. The Viet Nam War affected people in many different ways. In the entertainment world, Pigmeat Markham says, “ He’s going to Paris to stop this war.” Marvin Gaye’s lyrics express great sympathy for the soldiers. The lyrics says, “Hey, you, I’m just gettin' back. War is hell. When will it end? When will people start gettin’ together? Are things gettin’ better like the newspaper says?” Bob Marley’s tune is against gang warfare in his country of Jamaica. “I Shot the Sheriff,” is a big international hit, "Get Up, Stand Up, and Exodus". Music provides a voice to the times. There are also many groups standing up and protesting the destruction of war.
A group called Committees to End the War in Vietnam staged the first public burning of a draft card in the U.S. The Black Panthers says, “We appeal to you Brothers to come to the aid of your people. Either quit the army now or start destroying yourself from the inside. Anything else is a compromise and a form of treason against your own people. Stop killing the Vietnamese people.”
The Hippies said, “The establishment…has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster and a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation. Students have died after protesting against the National Guard. Some of the returning Veterans joined the protestors and even threw their medals into the Potomac River in protest of the war. There was a call to resist illegitimate authority, which was a conspiracy to oppose the war in Vietnam on October 7, 1967. As the growing number of young American men realized that the American war in Vietnam was outrageous, their deepest moral and religious senses encouraged them not to contribute to the war. Some believed that the war was unconstitutional and illegal. At the same time, there was a different type of war and protest going on within the South. The war was about freedom, justice, and equality. Thank goodness that the National Association of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 to fight discrimination, segregation, and racial violence. The NAACP works quietly, but forcefully, to change laws and influence legislation in order to better the lives of colored people. Viable leadership grew out of the fight against racial discrimination and the protest of unfair treatment of “coloreds”. Love, strong words, even at times some people in various groups used guns to defend themselves and fight for justice.
In contrast, Hicksville appears quite peaceful with some black and white folks getting along just fine. The truth of the matter is blacks and whites in the town were simply trying to survive. Visitors riding into Hicksville are startled and amused by the antiquated country roads. They are paved with black asphalt tar. There are no lights and the equivalent of a city block is the distance between forks in the road. Houses are far apart and separated by acres of land, nestled deep into the woods, quite far from the paved roads. There are long dirt roads with an abundance of cotton, collard greens, and string bean crops in the fields on each side instead of sidewalks.
You can see white heads of cotton growing and beds of flowers with the most radiant colors, bringing a continuity of colors from one season to another. The flowers enliven the world and appear to have sprung up from the earth on their own. Red roses, white roses, magnolias, turk’s cap lilies, alpine buttercups, and yellow mariposas; like Mary they have a divine intervention in their conception. Mother Nature provides their nourishment.
It is said that women in Hicksville are like steel magnolias. Magnolias remind us of a woman’s strength and beautiful adornment. No matter how much they have to endure, no matter how hard they have to work, you can still see their adornment. The color purple represents wisdom, royalty, and spiritual refinement and so do women of Hicksville. Turk’s cap lilies have everything; they have color, stature, hardiness, and unfailing grace. Remarkably, no one had to teach these qualities to the Black women in Hicksville; they were innate. All are found the in fields of Hicksville.
During the era of slavery, African Americans received the worst experience in the history of mankind. African Americans are known as the grassroots people. No matter what befalls them, they just keep on growing. You can’t kill the roots because they never die. You would think that they have some type of supernatural powers, but that’s not the case. God is the root of everything. The people in Hicksville are considered grass root people. With amazing grace they move forward. There’s a natural life cycle similar to that of earth that rotates, shifts, and urges them on against all opposition. This is the meaning of amazing grace. This is why you can’t kill truth. Truth has a cycle when it will reappear in rare form.
Strong natured but on the other hand, there are differences concerning the people of Hicksville. Some women are poorly dressed, poorly spoken, and act differently compared to the cultured women of the city. Slow moving farmers in shabby dress with unrefined vocabularies and accents confirm the perception that they adhere to a life of poverty. The homes are reminiscent of the frail stick