we were demonstrating and marching, protesting in front of the different stores here in town for the right to be served at the large counters. they used cattle prods, if you know what a cattle prod is, on us here in gaston. i still have burns on spots of my body today where they had stuck those cattle prods to me. >> the fears of frustration and discord are burning in every city. next week i shall ask the congress of the united states to act, to make a commitment that is not fully made in this century for the proposition that race has no place many american life or law. >> in 1963 i was 23 years old. i became the chair of the student nonviolence coordinating committee. i was invited to come to washington for a meeting with president kenly. mr. randolph spoke up, the dean