Seven years later, on May 1, 1939, at age 17, Alex arrives in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where Simon now lives with Zeona, his second wife, and where he now teaches agriculture at the Elizabeth City State Teachers College (a Black school, later renamed as the Elizabeth City State University). Alex promptly sees that Zeona is pregnant.
Seven years after 1939, when Alex was 17, he arrives in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where Simon lives with his second wife, Zeona, and teaches agriculture at the Elizabeth City State Teachers College (formerly a Black school now known as Elizabeth City State University). Alex quickly realizes that Zeona is pregnant.