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76 aftEr aPPLying to harvarD, CoLgatE,yaLE When the last letter came, reminding him that he was black,Thornton’s answering feat left his country behind. With a Fulbright, he sailed for England, and while out, pacing the deck, he met the first white man whose eyes he recognized. What couldn’t that man hold? For the first time,Thornton spoke easily of his own life: his wife, his two small girls. He recalled his book-walled home, the kingdom he’d abdicated, the tower guards, men who tried to keep him far from what he loved. It’s very hard to live a dream at home, Thornton says he told the man, Prince Edward, who understood, who’d loved, who’d also left. a [174.129.59.198] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 11:18 GMT) This page intentionally left blank. ...