getting the word around to the various citizens in montgomery that the bus boycott was something important to the citizens and in minute bombry and in particular the african-american community and we as students who were active in that particular time served as communicators meaning we delivered the message to the people in order to get them involved. and joseph, you were an army vet. you re still an army vet, i should say and that s an environment where you re all one. you re all equal and you come in to this, that must have been frustrating. yes, it was. i arrived at alabama state basically as a sophomore. i had attended myles college in birmingham for a year and myles college at that time was an accreditation, and i decided to go to alabama state. i had spent the sumner st. louis, missouri, and returned