i used to see people stand on it and i saw that. that rips your soul apart. my stance was always okay, it needs to go. it came down to a vote and it was a 6 to 1 vote. >> do you believe there is a way to do the bloc in a respectful way and keep it there? >> i can't change my view. what we can do is tell a story that's a more in-depth story. >> when you walk by it, you walk by with your children, and with your people, what is the message? >> there's a possibility you're grant great grandfather was sold here. >> the fight over the block is what is in our history books? what it represents as a rippling effect that exist in the fabric -- >> that's america, that's just america. >> the black barbershop has always been a place of community, where wisdom is passed and stories are traded. today is no different. >> what was it like growing up that auction block right there on the corner? >> it was an embarrassment.