 Um, he graduated from Knoxville college in Tennessee and joined the Dallas County voters league in 1950. His family said this about his contributions, quote, the courageous eight was an unselfish, cohesive group. No part was greater than the whole. No one took credit for anything. And because of the military structure that was there because of those veterans, they knew leadership. They knew that everybody had their place and everybody had their role that they needed to play. And nobody questioned that role. Um,