Synopsis:

In 1946, a 13 years old African-America high school boy is sexually molested by a stranger he meets on the way home from school. For years afterward, he struggles with his traumatic experience as well as with racial segregation and prejudice. Coincidentally, eight years later, he meets his molester face-to-face on a public street and begins at last to regain his sense of pride and power.

In the intervening years, he suffers through many disappointing failures. Throughout his odyssey, historical events concerning the Korea War, insensitive and exploitative racial discrimination, African excursions, and periods of elation, fill his journey. The events in “Young Man in a Hurry” cover fifty-five years of personal and historical experience. This is my story, my memoir.

About the Author:

William (Bill) Hopkins was born August 3, 1933, Charleston, South Carolina. He is now married 56 years and has five children; four daughters and one son. Hopkins religious affiliation is Baptist and United Methodist. He is a Howard University Graduate in Washington, D.C. and obtained his BA 1962.

Hopkins accomplishments include a Completion of Required Study in Writing for Children and Teenagers and Institute of Children’s Literature in Redding Ridge, Connecticut. He served in the military in the U.S. Army and is a Korean Veteran. Currently, he is retired from the U.S. Department of Education. He is also a community volunteer and member of Veteran of Foreign Wars, (VFW).

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