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[ELSA] Bill, let's begin our conversation by just asking you briefly

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to tell us something about yourself.

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[BILL] Well, I'm from West Palm Beach, Florida

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I was born there in 1936 and I attended schools there, graduated

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in 1953 from Roosevelt High School. In January of 1954, I enlisted

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in the United States Air Force, where I was for 3 years, 8 months

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and about 26 days. While in the Air Force I was fortunate and unfortunate

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enough to spend two years in Japan and also in Korea, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.

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After discharge from the Air Force I attended school, I matriculated

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at Florida A & M University in October 1957. Presently I'm majoring in

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Business Administration with a minor in Political Science and I am also

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President-Elect of the student body; I take office in September.

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[Elsa] What do you propose to do when you're finished with your university?

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Are you going to be teaching? or uh?

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[Bill] Well, no, I'm majoring in Business Administration in an effort not to teach.

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In the South, for the Negro who attends college, if he wants employment in the South

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most of the time he must devote to the teaching profession and I don't particulary

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want to teach. I feel that I can help the teaching profession by staying away

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