Chapter 1: Arizona Here I Come: Or Should I Go to El Paso?

Elizabeth J. White had always been a hardworking and resilient woman. Life in Texas and many Southern states presented numerous challenges and difficulties for African Americans and people of color during the pre-Civil Rights years. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was leading the charge for change on the national front, while Elizabeth's family, which is the 'Jimmerson family', was persevering in Texas.