From Valleys to Mountains
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SAGA OF A BLACK WOMAN
Black Woman, Created by God,
Created in bouquets of Ebony, Brown and Ivory hues,
Placed in the enchanted land of Africa,
With its range of strange creatures and views.
Black Woman, Created by God,
Bearing the burdens and cares of the day,
Meeting the challenging facades of life,
Accepting whatever life may display.
Black Woman, Created by God.
Stolen by foreigners from the African shores,
Sold to become slaves to a master’s will,
Yet unrelenting, non-complaining to her suffering and woes.
Black Woman, Created by God,
Carried across oceans to America’s new land,
Tossed about in confusion and turmoil,
Suffering the cruelty of a master’s hand.
Black Woman Created by God,
Compelled to obey the wiles of man,
A servant, wife, mother; yet still a slave,
And secretly obeying Almighty God’s command.
Black Woman Created by God
Rising up from slavery’s throng,
Escaping, rejoicing, prayerfully marching
To a new freedom, singing a joyous song
Black Woman Created by God,
Walking, running, achieving new heights,
Searching, seeking for broader roads,
Looking for the brighter lights
Black Woman, Created by God
Arriving at the mountain top
Educator, politician, doctor, lawyer
Singer, actor, - a divinely new crop
Black Woman, Created by God,
With faith in her heart and God by her side
Prayerfully upward and onward she goes,
Awaiting the time that with God she’ll abide.
© 1985
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About the Book
From Valleys to Mountains is a poetic history of the many trials and tribulations that existed during slavery years. It is also a description of the early days of freedom, from the onslought of slavery, up to, and including current day occurences in our country.
This series of poetical works is written for the learning of present and future generations; for dramatization, entertainment, and as an inspiration to keep the freedom dream alive.
About the Author
Susie E. Moultry Sansom-Piper was born in Milam County, in the City of Rockdale, Texas. She graduated from Aycock High School in 1937 as Salutatorian of her class.
She received an Associate Degree in Business Administration from St. Phillips Junior College of San Antonio, Texas; graduating with second honors.
She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Samuel Huston College (now Huston Tillotson University) of Austin, Texas, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. A Master’s Degree in Administration and Elementary Education, with Honors, was conferred upon her from Prairie View University. She also completed Counselor Certification from Prairie View University. Additional Studies were completed in Mathematics and Chemistry under the National Science Foundation Program conducted by the U.S. Government.
She taught in the Rockdale Public School system for Rockdale, Texas, for a total of 41 years. For 23 years, she taught at Aycock, the school for Blacks, serving as the last school principal and also “bridging the gap” of integration. The following 17 years were spent in the Junior High School as an instructor of Texas History.
In addition to a teaching career, she is a free-lance writer to the Rockdale Reporter. She has featured such writings as “Way Back When”, 28 years of “Ebony Etchings”, “Aycock Nostalgia”, and “On The Other Side of The Tracks.” She has written “The Purple Tiger” -- The History of Aycock High School, and “Tied To Mama’s Apron Strings.”
She has received many poetry awards, authored four inspirational pamphlets, and is currently editor of the “Reflections”, her church newsletter. She also serves as musician for the Goldenaires, a choir featuring Senior Citizens.
After retirement, she visited many schools, government organizations and nursing homes, giving illustrations and stories that were featured in “Way Back When.”
One of her favorite statements is: “I retired from the classroom to go to work on something else.” She further states: “It has been a great pleasure and unspeakable joy, not only to have touched the lives of many students, but to have had the opportunity to relive the memory of a great, great school; to have taught children of all nationalities, and to serve in many surrounding communities. ”