Table Of Contents:

Chapter 1: Mr. Mays' Family Members.

Chapter 2: Interactions with his Family.

Chapter 3: Conflict with his Father.

Chapter 4: Leaving for School

Chapter 4: Quotes by Benjamin Mays

Chapter 5: Your Challenge

Mr Mays' Family Members

Dr Mays was born on August 1, 1894 in the city of Ninety Six by Louvenia Carter Mays and Hezekiah Mays. He was the youngest of eight children. His siblings are Susie, Sarah, Mary, James, Isaiah, John, and Hezekiah.

Interactions With His Family

In his youth, Mr. Mays raced with one of his brothers on their farm. Also, his sister Susie taught Mr. Mays at a young age to read. His mother encouraged Dr. Mays to continue his education all the way to college.

The House of Dr. Mays and his Family

Conflicts with his father

Benjamin E. Mays' father, Hezekiah Mays suffered from a mental illness. He had a bad drinking problem. "When he drank too much he wanted to fight and sometimes did. All too many times we children had to hold him back from hurting Mother." said Benjamin Mays. After what happened at a young age, he vowed to never drink alcohol.

His father also had arguments with Mr. Mays about education. His father wanted him to work on the farm while Dr. Mays wanted to pursue his education.

Leaving For School

Destined to go to College, Mr. Mays' mother Louvenia helped her son by taking his place in the cotton fields, letting Mays leave his hometown of Epworth in 1911 for college at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg. Thanks to his father, he was able to pay for his train fare with a ten-dollar bill that his father Hezekiah threw at him in anger as he left. Dr. Mays would occasionally return home to his family through train.

How Benjamin E. Mays traveled from Home to College.