Foreword by Governor Linwood Holton
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Early Days
2. Childhood: Mastering Home, School, and Community Climate
3. World War II
4. Jackie Robinson and My Dreams
5. High School Days: Trials and Triumphs
6. College and Beyond
7. Johnnie Goes Back to School
8. Jaycees and Apple Jelly
9. A Faltering Step—An Inviting Door
10. Unprecedented Entrance to the Virginia Governor’s Office
11. Hostage Situation
12. Celebration
13. Hot Summer in Hill City
14. Virginia State Penitentiary
15. Haves vs. Have-Nots
16. A Voice from the NAACP
17. VPI-SU Consumer Affairs Office
18. Balancing Time in Washington, D.C.
19. Kenya
20. People-to-People Programming
21. State Department
22. Goals in Africa
23. Consulting and My First Love
24. Back to School
25. My Family
26. The Sad Demise of Camp Virginia Jaycee
27. Renaissance at Bluefield State College
28. Call to Action
Appendix: Speeches, Interview, and Honors
Bibliography
Index
Illustration gallery follows page 84