I like the authors response to the question ” Should America be ashamed of African America History?”. My personal thoughts are that I hope that America regrets slavery. To regret is one thing, and to be ashamed is another. History is what happened and can’t be erased. Shame should have been and should be shouldered by anyone that thought or thinks that slavery was ok. Pride should have been and should be in the hearts of all, black or white, that thought or thinks that it was wrong. All African Americans, regardless of individual accomplishments, can take pride it the fact that they belong to a race of people that kept pushing forward!

 Ronda, I enjoyed your interview, (wish it could have been longer). I have already read your book, and it is very informative.

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I agree that many people don’t know
how vast the history of Africans in America really is. I like that
you acknowleged your grandfather as a person you looked up too.
African American history starts within the African family and spreads
abroad. Having a historical memory gives us a cultural confidence.
When a person has connected to their culture with confidence they
cannot be shamed or turned around.I read your book and you covered
the intended subject with a good base of well documented information
on Africans in the Americas, particularly the United States. African
American History for Dummies is a good starting point on basic
history of Africans that have called the United States home for the
past 400 years.