 James Gildersleeve was a Lutheran educator who taught civics and political science. He joined the Dallas County Voters League in 1950. He was a military policeman in World War II. Of course, he traveled to different parts of the world to see how black people were treated outside the U.S. Ernest Doyle was a World War II veteran and was NAACP president for 15 years. On Bloody Sunday, he stayed inside because the group knew there was a chance violence would erupt and they didn't want to lose all of their leaders, said his granddaughter. He marched on March 21, 1965.