There has been such a lack of black genealogy.

He was devoted to the job he had to do. He never took any credit. You don't see people like that much.

You knew everybody on the streets, both black and white.

How we hated when they tore down the beautiful Spanish Colonial-style courthouse. It had palm trees around it. There were two fish ponds with fountains in them. I guess they called it progress.

It was quite illegal. Public bodies can't give resources to private bodies.

We had two hotels then - the James and the Waldorf.