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Prince & Elsie

5/6/2015

 
Prince: "When I was a little boy, my father sometimes took me with him to work on the docks in Savannah. I watched the big ships come in and wondered where they'd been and what the people on them had seen. I told myself that someday I was going to see what they had seen, and I did. Elsie and I have traveled to 80 countries and all 7 continents."

Elsie: "He didn't really want to go to Antarctica, but I talked him into it. They recommended we wear nine layers of clothes. Prince did, but after I had on the first five layers, I didn't put any more on. The temperature got up to 15 degrees in the daytime. That wasn't cold to somebody from Chicago!"
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Prince and Elsie came to Memphis from Illinois 21 years ago. They had no connections or relatives in our city, but chose it because it was warm, was a hub for Northwest Airlines, had a good freeway system, boasted several universities and hospitals, enjoyed a vibrant arts scene (theater / symphony), and had good county schools. Prince is a retired college professor, enjoys writing poetry, and (along with Elsie) has had the pleasure of meeting both Gwendolyn Brooks and Maya Angelou.  After the move to Memphis, Prince volunteered as a storyteller with the National Civil Rights Museum and then worked there for several years as a tour guide. Elsie is a retired health administrator. Their son, Charvey Mac, is a singer/songwriter/musician residing in Memphis.
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