Personal Narrative: From Boone To Winston Salem

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Jackie Robinson once said,” Yes, here is my homeground here and in all the Negro communities through the land. Here I stand.” Jackie overcame many barriers. One barrier he overcame was leaving the people he cared about to play in the Major League. I had a similar barrier that I overcame. I moved from Boone to Winston Salem. I started kindergarten and moved in the middle of seventh grade at my old school. The school I went to was pre-k through eighth grade. Since I started there, I wanted to finish there. I always thought I would but plans change. We all have to deal with change. In fourth grade, I tried out for Twins. Twins is a soccer club in Winston Salem. I played at the club yet, I was still living in Boone at the time. My family

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