john louis snick was beaten by officers on horseback with things in their hands. and i always believed from those years that john was the bravest man that i had seen in my life with unbridled courage and a quiet man. not a big shot. and in a small meeting in the attorney general's office, his name was nicholas hasselback. i think he had been a professor at chicago law school, the university of chicago, in any event, all of the leaders in the department who were involved at the time of this conversation took place because it was about the freedom riders about the kids being thrown into the prison in mississippi, it was the hard time. and the attorney general of the united states looked up and equipped you know some people say john has been hit on the head so many times he doesn't have any sense anymore. and some people who laughed i was the only black person in the room. i said that is wrong. you can't say that or think that. these are american citizens and they want their rights. they are doing what they want to be doing and you shoutn't denigrate them that way. hi