It made me work that much harder, or let me know I would have to work that much harder in an integrated society. After that, it wasn't strange for me to be the only black in the computer department.

It was the first time I saw somebody get knocked out, and his legs were just shaking. I was afraid he'd killed him.

These guys went home and called their brothers from Kansas City (Missouri). Their brothers got in contact with us and several other blacks in Missouri, and they said, 'You guys run like you normally do down this certain street, and we're going to be waiting and put a stop to all this.

If I recall correctly, there were probably 20 of us. I think the school population was 200 or 300.

It's a dream, but it took a lot of work and a lot of rehab. After an injury like that, you're unsure of the future and how it will react.

The mayor is frustrated that in every test we continually come up with sirens that don't work. Rather than put good money after bad, we should put in a new system.