The Mirror Secret and the Power of Sankofa

This story is about Oso-osom, a young boy from Usokun who who saw and accepted his African identity by seeing a reflection of him and his ancestors when he looked at his reflection in the rivers.

But when he saw the advent of the

European tourists, he was perturbed.

He and his community members were affected by the mirror, the gift of the European tourists to their land, Usokun.

A look into the mirror distorted their identity but he restored the distortion of their identity by shattering all the mirrors.