Dr. Terry, i know i think i know that your parents drove you to the college here and moved you in the fall of 1957. Dr. Terry yes, they did. What did you discover, arriving at Bennett College . Dr. Terry it was a big day for me, for the whole community. I came from someplace. I just didnt show up. I came being supported by the whole community. They prayed for me at church. They gave me a little a few pennies here and there. As i said, we didnt have a lot of money. And i had a little scholarship. I had taken the sats there, and so i had done well enough to have been granted a little scholarship money, and i was going to work a little bit. But there was always that, let me give you a few pennies. So, i came, being borne up by the good wishes of the community. And off we came to Bennett College. Id never been to Bennett College before. Id never been to greensboro before. And i arrived here to have ourselves, you know, just sort of swallowed up, my parents and me, and all of us, by a lot o
That your parents drove you to the college here in fall of 1957 . Yes, they did. What did you discover here . It was a big day for me. For the whole community. I came from something. I didnt just show up. I came being supported by the whole community. They prayed for me at church. They gave me a little a few pennies here and there. As i said, we didnt have a lot of money. And i had a little scholarship. I had taken the sats there, and so i had done well enough to have been granted a little scholarship money, and i was going to work a little bit. But there was always that, let me give you a few pennies. So, i came, being borne up by the good wishes of the community. And off we came to Bennett College. Id never been to Bennett College before. Id never been to greensboro before. And i arrived here to have ourselves, you know, just sort of swallowed up, my parents and me, and all of us, by a lot of parents and a lot of students, all being deposited by parents. And it was a lonely feeling w
Center and the Southern Oral History Program at the university of North Carolina chapel hill. Dr. Terry, i think i know that your parents drove you to the college here in fall of 1957 . Esther yes, they did. What did you discover, arriving at Bennett College . Day. Erry it was a big i came from someplace, did not show up. I came from being supported by the whole community. They pray for me at church. We did not have a lot of money. Had a little scholarship. I hadtaken the sats, so havewell enough to scholarship money. And i was going to work a little bit. But there was always that i came, being born, by the good wishes of the community. An awfully came to Bennett College. I had never been to Bennett College before. To reimser been borough before. Justd here to have sort of solid up, my parents and me, and all of us, by a lot of parents and a lot of students come all being deposited by parents, and it was a lonely feeling when they said goodbye and left. It was very lonely. Tell me abou
Wiley University is a four-year, privately-supported, historically black college/university (HBCU) located on the west side of Marshall, Texas. Wiley University holds distinction as one of the oldest historically black colleges west of the Mississippi River.
w
Wiley College is a four-year, privately-supported, historically black college/university (HBCU) located on the west side of Marshall, Texas. Wiley College holds distinction as one of the oldest historically black colleges west of the Mississippi River.
w