ÒThe AwakeningÓ Volume 1 Is a collection of 25 writings of poetry and short stories of periods in African American History. This booklet is to educate and to show the great influence that African American culture has had and continues to have on the world. ÒThe AwakeningÓ Volume 1 is the first volume of a three-part series that is written to encourage and motivate readers to learn more about African American History and the role we have played in history since the beginning of time.ÒThe Awakenin