Black, Kidnapped in the '60S, No Big Deal

My story takes place in Green
Cove Springs, Florida, a small
town in Clay County,
resting on the western banks of the historical St.
John's River.

Seeing Green Cove from across the
river in St. John's County,
it looks like a lush green paradise, full with oaks and peppered with tall
pines reaching for the sun as they shade the banks with their thick foliage.

Our town is located on the St
John's at a point where the river makes a 90-degree
bend as it flows northward to the Atlantic Ocean. This
bend forms a huge cove, where fish and wildlife are abundant.

Up the banks near the downtown
area is a huge natural spring that constantly flows thousands of gallons of
crystal clear water into the St. John's.

Conveniently, the public pool,
with its surrounding park, was constructed in the path of the flowing spring
water.

Green Cove is a quiet town with a
rich history. She can tell you stories of her past that will keep you
spellbound for hours. I am proud to have been born and raised there.

Green Cove also has a past that
most people would never have known about... that is, until now.