by Nancy Weatherspoon

In the 1950s, many families took long family-oriented summer vacations. As the summers went by, Sally Jarman became more aware of the WHITES ONLY and COLORED signs. She also saw other evidences of social inequalities and realities of racial segregation. Sally was just a teenager when she learned to see with her heart and lost her innocence. In Road to Awakening, she looks back to her memories of one of the greatest lessons she ever learned. It was a lesson that strongly influenced the development of her character.