Young explains that part of her decision to teach at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, was fueled by her desire to understand the nature of race problems in the South. She explains that while growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, the things she learned in church and at school led her to believe in the fundamental equality of all people. While acknowledging that other members of her family with the same background did not share her views on race, she explains that her thoughts on race as well as her awareness that she knew little about race relations led her to Paine College. Here, she describes in detail her first meeting with the president of the university, who was white, and the other faculty members, who were primarily African American.