The Autobiography of Jeffery Culverson Jr Ever since I was a little boy, I dreamed of becoming someone great in life. I always imagined doing wonderful things and traveling the world. I was born Jeffery Lawrence Culverson Jr on July 29, 1980 to Tammy Collins and Jeffery Culverson in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although I had high aspirations as a child, I learned quickly in life that what you want is not always what you get. My parents had three children; two girls and me, but they were never together while I was growing up. I was taught the violin and other musical instruments at an early age, but because my mother moved around a lot I went to many schools and eventually lost touch with my musical side. I never understood what it meant to be born a black man until I experienced hatred towards myself for no reason because of the color of my skin, and it affected my life. When I was 25 I met my future wife, who showed me how to better myself and how to not let the world bring me down. When I was 3 years old, my mother moved to the state of Texas with me and my middle sister. I spent about 5 years in Texas. My mother sent me to school in cowboy boots and skinny jeans. I was always laughed at, because I was a little black kid who wore skinny jeans and cowboy boots. I started to love music because it was the only thing that made me feel good. My mother had a long-term boyfriend who was Caucasian at that time in my life and he was the only person around who I actually had as a father figure. Before long they broke up and I moved back to Las Vegas, Nevada. My mother and my real father ended up having another daughter together and I was sent to live with my grandmother. My father was with another woman with another... half of paper... it will take time to achieve my goals and dreams. I still have my violin and it's a reminder of what I will accomplish and not what I can't do. It reminds us that for everything in life, things take time. My parents weren't together when I was young, but they eventually got married when I was in my twenties. There has always been racism, and probably always will be, but just because someone else is ignorant doesn't mean my future life will be based on what they think. I may have spent a lot of time alone when I was younger, but now I have a wonderful marriage with someone who I know will always be there to accept me for my unique ways. In a way I have already become a great person and have already accomplished some wonderful things. I know my future will only be brighter and I will look back and think about what a great person I have become.