Ailey dedicated this song to her mother and all African women of the time, especially mothers out there. He knew about the difficulties and problems they were going through. This piece describes a woman's journey through the agonies of slavery to the state of grace. At the beginning, from 0:00 to 0:17, we see a woman dressed in white and covering her face. Then he slowly moves his arms outward and reveals his face. We see a strong woman who, despite living her life as a slave, learns to be willful and indestructible. What fascinates me most in this piece is the minute 0:18-0:49, when the woman holds a white cloth in front of her and sways from side to side, crossing one foot over the other. It shows that she is not affected by the American's actions, implying that she has grown tired of it all. He moves with attitudes of courage and boldness and we see all the difficulties he has gone through from his expressions