dr. charles sanders, an associate professor at my alma mater kansas state university. dr. sanders received his undergraduate degree from louisiana state university, a masters in education from north georgia college, another master's degree from the united states naval war college, and a ph.d. from kansas state, where he has been teaching since 2001. his research is centered on military history, and he has written a well-regarded book on military prisons in the civil war titled "while in the hands of the enemy." one reviewer for the "georgia historical quarterly" wrote, quote, no one can claim to be a serious student of civil war prisons until reading sanders' book, unquote. what i admire most about dr. sanders' ability is his skill as a teacher, which i have heard about from students and others at kansas state. one anonymous student posted a comment on the ratemyprofessor's website exclaiming best teacher i have ever had! seriously! dr. sanders changed my life and outlook in history and critical thinking. if you go through college without taking a class from him, your educa

dr. sanders' point that eisenhower was first and last a man of moderation. can you be a leader from that position? >> i would just like everyone to think about that, and i believe we have a question from the audience? >> i would like to thank dr. speck and dr. sand eers and marshall, just very brief background. i graduated in 1972 which was six, seven -- quite a few years after brown versus board and we had a total of my best recollection, three black students out of 1600 students even at that time, and it was an interesting process of how the zoning went. that said, and i feel like i suffered for it. i feel like i was really, when i went to kansas university after that. it was a culture shock. i didn't know how black people act. i just knew there was trouble and that sort of thing, but i remember the days of blockbuster and they would pay it off because the perception was rightly or wrongly that the value of your home would go down and that would sit right with them. and i want to address them for just a moment. it's my understanding that indicates several