Reflections

About the Book

In this book, the focus has been on the things that individuals had to experience daily. When the individual’s experiences were evaluated for the positive and negative day-to-day challenges, it was amazing how one would become impressed with the humanistic beliefs of the people’s valued time was spent recalling the personal facts that are present in the content. Practicing being a good citizen in Tunica, Mississippi, was not an easy task to comprehend. People learned that invoking beliefs is not only emotionally and spiritually soothing but also virtually important to physical health. Invoking belief gives one the privilege to inspire healing in many people. Nevertheless, to hear them speak freely about their experiences, remember wellness, and the faith factor that it is over, it becomes difficult for them to recount their histories in the present relationship.

About the Author

Jennie Lee Allen-Burton was born in Tunica, Mississippi. She was the oldest of four children. She lived the first twenty years of her life on a plantation where her father and mother was sharecroppers. She finished grammar school at the Forest Dale Church School. Jennie enrolled at the Agricultural High School in Clarksdale, Mississippi. After high school, she enrolled on campus at the Coahoma Community Junior College, where she earned her Bachelors of Arts Degree. She was a member of the marching/concert band, concert choir, and the education club. She attended the Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi. Jennie moved to Chicago, Illinois where she earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Elementary Education from Northeastern Illinois University. After her teaching career progressed, she earned a Master of Science in Management from National Louis University. Jennie taught thirty years as a Learning Disabilities teacher, counselor, and conducted Special Education Seminars. She is the author of one book, The Gift of Prayer, and authoring her second book.