and joined the sedans in ostend across the river. i wasn't sitting in there but they had tickets for the ride so why did that and handed them off. we were in a rock bellsouth carolina and came to freedom ride and one thing led to the next. >> where are you from an originally? >> i was born in washington, d.c.. i am home. but after above rights -- my family is from georgia in a really touched me, the pictures and i felt the integration of the college's couldn't be undergoing this tremendous thing, that integration is real and had to be a two-way street. the college accepted me. so the ticket to mississippi and there i was. >> did you incorporate the story of other freedom riders in the book? >> absolutely. there were nine demonstrators in jacksonville that the and i was able to interview all of them. there was one additional freedom rider but unfortunately he died before i got involved. i talked to his family and he was part of a group in new orleans so i talked to them and this incorporates a lot of stories. the demonstrators, the me

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. >> that is a great said way for the question because he comes from ostend room with a very academic at and it's certainly not where he spends most of his life because you are the only one on the panel that was an oil executive. the and in mexico. so talk to us a little bit about what is going well through an energy executives mind right now and how is this seeing him as a game changer and how does the spanish, french or the u.s. energy executives choose between now mexico for trinidad, what goes through their head? >> first of all, thank you mr. ambassador and secretary for being here. just like in your business sometimes they use these things as a strategic plan. the tough part is the business plan to implement that mission. that's the toughest part so i think all of us have to talk through the challenges that we are facing. i have to say but maybe this was the easiest part of the whole energy reform part. and still, because of all of the race expectations i think that there is a tough road ahead. i certainly don't represent the industry, but being working in the energy sector and