I finally learned to touch that hurt in me as I became older and began to talk about the Southern freedom movement, and began to connect my stories with the stories of my other colleagues and freedom fighters, who, like me, had faced deadly trauma of racism, and who had lost friends along the way, and who themselves have been beaten and thrown in jail.
Finalmente, aprendí a tocar esa herida interior al hacerme mayor, y empecé a hablar sobre el movimiento de liberación sureño y a conectar mis relatos con los de otros colegas y luchadores por la libertad quienes como yo, se habían enfrentado al trauma mortal del racismo, habían perdido amigos por el camino y habían sido apaleados y encarcelados.