Through high school and college (revised and consolidated)

Ch. 1. Greensboro Beginnings: 1955-1970

Nevertheless what small part I can keep
of that holy kingdom treasured in my heart
will now become the matter of my song.

                       Dante - Paradiso Canto 1

Let’s begin at the very beginning. My parents were married on Easter Sunday, April 10, 1955. Daddy was taking Mama to work in late November when her w…