Interviews

From the book, __Oh, Freedom!__ by Casey King and Linda Barret Osborne
 * __Interview with Lawrence Still__**


 * Q:** Did you go to the March on Washington in 1963?
 * A:** I did.


 * Q:** How did you like it?
 * A:** It was a wonderful surprise.


 * Q:** What do you mean?
 * A:** Well, when the march was being planned, we didn't know what was going to happen. You have to back and remember that all of this was new. There were all kinds of projections about how many people would come, but there was always this concern, this fear, that it might not come off.


 * Q:** But the people came?
 * A:** Yes, they did. They were pouring over the bridges into Washington. They came in buses and trains. We saw cars and license plates from all parts of the country. And this was even before we entered the city. There were people lining the streets, in every doorway, on every sidewalk, singing and waving. There were people all over the world marching for justice.


 * Q:** Did you hear Dr. King give his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
 * A:** Yes. And I'll tell you something not many people know. Much of what Dr. Kind said in his "I Have a Dream" speech was not written text.


 * Q:** You mean he made it up, right there, in front of all those people?
 * A:** He was, you might say, speaking from the heart. He knew how to give his lesson, to always preach to the people. He was eloquent.


 * Q:** Do you think Dr. King felt he had arrived at his dream?
 * A:** I don't think he expected it to be acomplished in his lifetime, but I think he did believe that he was well on the way.


 * Q:** What do you think of his dream? Do you think it can happen?
 * A:** His dream essentially was Christ's dream, and Mahatma Gandhi's dream, and I think it will be fulfilled, not only for African Americans, but for all people.