sheriff clark, a man by the name of jim clark was the sheriff, he was a very big man. he thought he was general patton, tried to dress like him. he wore a gun on one side, a night stick on the other side, a button on his left lapel that said "never." he had a cow broader in his hand, and he didn't use it on cows. we kept walking toward this line of state troopers and the sheriff's posse. and a man spoke up and said major john clark of the alabama state troopers, this is an unlawful march, it will not be allowed to continue. i give you three minutes to disperse and return to your homes or to your church. this march will not be allowed to continue. a young man from dr. king's organization who was leading the march with me, he was walking on my right side, said, major, give us a moment to kneel and pray. and the major said, troopers, advance. and you saw these men putting on their gas masks. they came toward us, beating us with night sticks, tramping us with horses, releasing the tear gas. i was hit in the head by a state trooper with a night stick and had a concussion at