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Buckwheat's Journey leads him toward self-confidence. "What I am looking for is not out there; it is in me." - Helen Keller
Buckwheat did not know what road to choose. He knew he might not lose if he just stayed on the way of the heart.
Take the historical journey through Harlem, London, Central Africa and Chicago! Explore, learn and have fun!
Thomas Edison created Buckwheat's stereotype image in his film Ten Picaninnies. Read more about it in my fiction novel Buckwheat's Journey.
It is not where your journey starts but where it ends. Buckwheat's Journey gave him a sense of self-realization, mind, body and soul- New Year, New Beginning, and New Dawn!
Buckwheat discovers "Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within." _James A. Baldwin
PBS documentary "Walt Disney - American Experience," was enlightening , especially about his film "Uncle Remus - Song of the South." He was a visionary. My fiction novel also explores the subject stereotypes. Check it out. https://www.scbwi.org/display-book-launch-party/?id=362384
.How did I get the idea for my fiction novel? Well, it started when a friend noticed that I had no male dolls, so he gave me Buckwheat and then the journey began.  After viewing the film The Wiz, I reflected on the themes in my fiction novel. The words from the song, "Believe in Yourself" mirrors Buckwheat's transformation at the end of his journey. Ease on down the road with Buckwheat!
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