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David Merritt was born in Bronx New York, a borough of New York City nearly a hundred years after President Abraham Lincoln freed African-American Slaves and just before the start of the Civil Rights movement. Although born and initially raised on the East Coast, his family moved to California where electronics and computers ruled his life for a time in Sunnyvale. He is the 6^th of 10 children. His mother, Alice Merritt, after having 10 children obtained her Masters at SJSU and has been teaching in the public schools for over 30 years. Merritt became an extensive traveler throughout America, visiting all but 12 states; explored many major “ghettos” throughout the country and many of the “backward” rural areas where Moonshine still rules. He was part of corporate life for a time, and as the result of wide and diverse experience in the School of Hard Knocks, was compelled to investigate and understand color-group relations. World history in general and American history in particular became his passion along with becoming a student and practitioner of Christianity, Islam, Atheism, Buddhism then Judaism.

He’s come into contact with every segment of America, learning some key traits of each group. Has spoken, debated and argued with hundreds of people over the past 25 years regarding intergroup and gender relations. Being an African-American with Jewish and European ancestry made understanding the continuous color-group problems a priority early on. He experienced what many would characterize as racism; resulting in verbal and or physical conflicts

He’s studied hundreds of works regarding racism, White Supremacy, Slavery, ancient and contemporary group power struggles with corresponding politics. His efforts to write are motivated by wishing to contribute something positive towards bettering intergroup relations.

Co Author Dr Salma Rashid: Was born in District Kasur, Pakistan. Like most male dominated societies, women are relegated to 2^nd class citizens. However there, it is no Glass Ceiling, but a Stone Ceiling which prevents or hinders female advancements. I witnessed women being excessively forced and manipulated to submit themselves to the will of men. Fortunately her parents insisted on educating their children and sacrificed a lot to do so. She studied at Lahore College for Women, Pakistan; rejected the tradition of arranged marriage and left the Country. She received a Doctor of Medicine from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; where among other things, Human Psychology and Psychiatry were focused on. She returned to Pakistan to practice medicine focusing in OBGYN and Radiology particularly Ultrasound and worked very closely with women of all ages. Although President Pervez Musharraf seems to truly have a mind to advance Pakistan into the 20^th century mentality, there is a minority who refuses to do so. So she was again compelled to leave due to negative experiences with the excessively male dominated culture.

She continued to work in the field of diagnostic imaging in the United States and noted how at first America seemed to be a place where freedom existed for everyone; however, as she acclimated herself to life initially on the eastern seaboard, then Illinois and ultimately California, she saw a clear distinction between life for Euro-Americans and others. Her own oppressions from the past compelled her to seek understanding and the parallels became clear. Minorities in America, although better off in many ways then women in more overt male dominate societies, were subjugated or relegated in common ways.

When she first read David’s manuscript in 2004, so many things resonated within her that she was motivated to undertake the rewriting of it in order to help streamline and clarify key points. She is driven to see intergroup relations be ameliorated, particularly between male and females the world over. There is a great deal of unnecessary suffering women go through simply because testosterone rules by might versus right.

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