She got it in her head she was gonna go to Detroit, get herself signed to Motown. But education was everything to Effie. She was the third generation in her family to get a college education at Shaw. Her great-granddaddy’d been born a slave! But Carol didn’t have the patience for school. Effie caught on that Carol was trying to leave high school early and planned to book it to Detroit to try her luck at getting a record deal. They fought about it, and I guess Carol ran off.” Eloise shook her head. “That’s what your gramma figured anyway.”
