Ronnie Singleton’s childhood began and ended in Charleston, South Carolina. Out of necessity to support his mother and siblings, Ronnie dropped out of school at nine years old to work in the fields and grocery stores. His father was an abusive man, and a lot of responsibility fell on Ronnie’s young shoulders. After a particularly bad fight with his father, Ronnie’s mother quietly slipped him twenty dollars to get as far away as he could to keep him safe from his father.  Eleven year old Ronnie went to the bus station and asked how far twenty dollars would get him and was told Goldsboro, NC.