“In such a people world, filled with a real, immediate, and tangible sense of belongingness, did I spend the earliest years of my life. I was not only wanted, I was loved. I was cherished. The adults in my world, no doubt, had their cares and their sorrows. But childhood, by its very nature, is a magic-filled world, egocentric, wonderfully carefree, and innocent. Mine was all these things and more.” FamilyPovertyGrowing UpChildhoodBelongingSouth AfricaCaring For OthersCarefreeExtended FamilyLoving Childhood Book:To My Children's Children Source: To My Children's Children
“What I had not known was that perception of people like us did not quite coincide with our perception of who we were and what we were about. More than anything, however, being a domestic servant did more to me than it did for me. It introduced me to the fundamentals of racism.” WomenPovertySurvivalRacismMotherhoodSouth AfricaApartheidPerception Of OthersDomestic Servitude Book:To My Children's Children Source: To My Children's Children