Dr. Ben Carson

Older. Two years older.

Trying to find out where to be.

Trying to find out where to be.

Trying to find out where to be.

Everything was an adventure. That was eight years ago. And I didn't really fully understand what was going on. To be honest with you, I thought we were just, you know, having different adventures. And, you know, it was something going to Boston on the train. But it was a very different neighborhood. Multifamily dwellings. Rats and roaches, broken glass all over the place, gangs, murders.

Everything was an adventure. That was eight years ago. And I didn't really fully understand what was going on. To be honest with you, I thought we were just, you know, having different adventures. And, you know, it was something going to Boston on the train. But it was a very different neighborhood. Multifamily dwellings. Rats and roaches, broken glass all over the place, gangs, murders.

Everything was an adventure. That was eight years ago. And I didn't really fully understand what was going on. To be honest with you, I thought we were just, you know, having different adventures. And, you know, it was something going to Boston on the train. But it was a very different neighborhood. Multifamily dwellings. Rats and roaches, broken glass all over the place, gangs, murders.

Both of my older cousins that we adored were killed. That's the kind of place that it was. And somehow we made it through all of that. My mother was working all the time because she didn't like the concept of being dependent on the government. And she worked as a domestic going from place to place. But her goal was to get us back to Detroit and to be independent.

Both of my older cousins that we adored were killed. That's the kind of place that it was. And somehow we made it through all of that. My mother was working all the time because she didn't like the concept of being dependent on the government. And she worked as a domestic going from place to place. But her goal was to get us back to Detroit and to be independent.

Both of my older cousins that we adored were killed. That's the kind of place that it was. And somehow we made it through all of that. My mother was working all the time because she didn't like the concept of being dependent on the government. And she worked as a domestic going from place to place. But her goal was to get us back to Detroit and to be independent.

And after a couple of years, she had saved enough to be able to do that. And, you know, it was still a multifamily dwelling, but And there were still rats and roaches and dilapidated housing. But nevertheless, she was independent. We were independent at that time. And the major story there is that both my brother and I were terrible students.

And after a couple of years, she had saved enough to be able to do that. And, you know, it was still a multifamily dwelling, but And there were still rats and roaches and dilapidated housing. But nevertheless, she was independent. We were independent at that time. And the major story there is that both my brother and I were terrible students.

And after a couple of years, she had saved enough to be able to do that. And, you know, it was still a multifamily dwelling, but And there were still rats and roaches and dilapidated housing. But nevertheless, she was independent. We were independent at that time. And the major story there is that both my brother and I were terrible students.

We were at the bottom of the class, and kids made fun of us all the time. And, you know, I didn't like it very much, but I tried to act like it didn't bother me. But it did bother me quite a bit. But it bothered my mother more than it bothered me. And she just didn't know what to do. And she was convinced that we were going to have the same kind of life that she had. You know, menial jobs and...

We were at the bottom of the class, and kids made fun of us all the time. And, you know, I didn't like it very much, but I tried to act like it didn't bother me. But it did bother me quite a bit. But it bothered my mother more than it bothered me. And she just didn't know what to do. And she was convinced that we were going to have the same kind of life that she had. You know, menial jobs and...

We were at the bottom of the class, and kids made fun of us all the time. And, you know, I didn't like it very much, but I tried to act like it didn't bother me. But it did bother me quite a bit. But it bothered my mother more than it bothered me. And she just didn't know what to do. And she was convinced that we were going to have the same kind of life that she had. You know, menial jobs and...

Not realizing the American dream. And she prayed for wisdom. And God gave it to her. At least in her opinion. My brother and I didn't think it was wise at all. Because it was to turn off the TV and make us read books. And we were not happy at all. In today's world, we probably would have called social services on her. But we had to read those books.

Not realizing the American dream. And she prayed for wisdom. And God gave it to her. At least in her opinion. My brother and I didn't think it was wise at all. Because it was to turn off the TV and make us read books. And we were not happy at all. In today's world, we probably would have called social services on her. But we had to read those books.

Not realizing the American dream. And she prayed for wisdom. And God gave it to her. At least in her opinion. My brother and I didn't think it was wise at all. Because it was to turn off the TV and make us read books. And we were not happy at all. In today's world, we probably would have called social services on her. But we had to read those books.

And the first book that I read was about a beaver. It was called Chip the Dam Builder. And it was a great book. I enjoyed that book so much that I started reading other animal books. I read every animal book in the Detroit Public Libraries. And then I started reading about plants, and then I started reading about rocks. because we live right by the railroad tracks.