I saw no African people in the printed and illustrated Sunday school lessons. I began to suspect at this early age that someone had distorted the image of my people. My long search for the true history of African people the world over began.

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In this quote, the author reflects on their childhood experience of not seeing African people represented in the printed and illustrated Sunday school lessons. This lack of representation led them to question and realize that there was a distortion in how their people were portrayed. This encounter sparked their curiosity and prompted them to embark on a lifelong search for the true history of African people worldwide, highlighting the importance of representation and challenging distorted narratives.

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