College boy
by Omar Tyree

After hard-fought battles to include American Blacks as qualified students within the white American educational system, the opportunity of higher learning remains to be a struggle. The experiment of black students on predominantly white campus grounds continues to present an enormous task. This story of Troy Potter, an aspiring ball player from inner-city Philadelphia, can help us all to understand a great deal concerning the transformations that occur once young-minded African-Americans are invited to step into the American institution called college. Troy had no idea what he was about to learn and experience, nor did many others.