I wasn’t a racist. This caused problems with a lot of the students and teachers. The school was tiny and rural. The education was subpar for Texas. The place operated with a budget that was the lowest allowed by law. I may have been the only person from my class to finish a bachelor’s program. The place was typical for rural Texas in the 80s. Insular, dying, fIlled with narrow-minded bigots. They lived in fear of change.