A Time to Remember

About the Book

A Time to Remember takes you on a captivating, gut-wrenching, and sometimes tear-jerking journey through history through the eyes of a survivor of slavery, sexism, and an educational system hell-bent on holding up the progress of one helpless little black girl named La Vellea Samot. Filled with undeniable historical truths and unbelievable evil family plots of the good, bad, and ugly times of the south, it'll have you ready to pick up a peace sign and head to the frontlines of justice. Readers will champion La Vellea Samot on as she keeps hope alive through all the twists and turns, setups, and drawbacks experienced while raised on a plantation in Mississippi.

About the Author

La Vellea Samot was born in 1942 in Mississippi. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business education and a master’s and educational specialist degree in education administration. She retired from teaching in 2000. Samot and her husband, J. Edward, have a daughter, two grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter. They live in the Midwest.