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
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Rn. Yes, they did. What did you discover here at Bennett College . It was a big day for me. I came from someplace. I came being supported by the whole community. They prayed for me at church. I had a little scholarship money. I was going to work a little bit. There was always that let me give you a few pennies. So i came from the community and off we came to Bennett College. Id never been to Bennett College before. Id never been to greensboro before. I arrived here to hawith my par and a lot of parents and a lot of students all deposited by parents. It was a lonely feeling when they said goodbye and left. People in short order would become persons who were important to you on the campus, staff and fellow students. As my parents were getting me situated in my room, there was a girl being deposited from West Virginia. Her mom met my mom and they talked. Rozs mother told my mom, how they talked and just told each other so much in so little time, ill never know. But heres what got establis
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