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

My story takes place in Green Cove Springs, Florida, a smalltown in Clay County,resting on the western banks of the historical St. John's River.Seeing Green Cove from across theriver in St. John's County,it looks like a lush green paradise, full with oaks and peppered with tallpines 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-degreebend as it flows northward to the Atlantic Ocean. Thisbend forms a huge cove, where fish and wildlife are abundant.Up the banks near the downtownarea is a huge natural spring that constantly flows thousands of gallons ofcrystal clear water into the St. John's.Conveniently, the public pool,with its surrounding park, was constructed in the path of the flowing springwater.Green Cove is a quiet town with arich history. She can tell you stories of her past that will keep youspellbound for hours. I am proud to have been born and raised there.Green Cove also has a past thatmost people would never have known about... that is, until now.