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Driving the Birds
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Jabonkah Sackey was born in 1948 deep in the African bush, where she wanted only to live like her mother and be left alone. Her father had other plans. He expected a daughter who would obey him, and when she repeatedly defied him, his violence grew until he turned on her mother. Jabonkah's attempt to protect her mother leads to a punishment that changes the course of her life, as she is sent to a remote community where a painful ritual is performed on her.
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Back at home, the beatings continue until she is cast out and placed with a missionary, Mother Stevens. Her story moves from small Liberian villages to mission life in Africa and then to the United States. Told with faith and a stubborn resilience, this true story confronts the abuse women suffer and draws attention to a practice that still affects women around the world today.
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