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From foster care to full scholarship at Morehouse

George Cook · Monday, October 5th 2009 at 5:56PM · 447 views
When Derrius Quarles was 5, the state took him away from his mother. He spent his childhood bouncing from home to home before ending up on his own at 17 in an apartment on Chicago's South Side.

His arrival at a prestigious, historically African-American college ( Morehouse ) -- with more than $1 million in scholarship offers -- is a story of inspiration and anguish. And it's a testament to his determination to prove that he is better than his beginnings.

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