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I was lolling around, with family members and others. They were sitting on the ground; I was laying down on my side. We were all very relaxed. Every now and then a National Guard member would come by to check on us, although we did not pay much attention to them. Then another National Guard came by to talk to us, and I recognized this man as someone I used to work with and now I thought we better listen up as this was serious and I sat up to listen.
We were then staying at a Marriott; many of the rooms had stained glass windows along the hallways. I could see large crowds of African Americans with a few whites outside coming into the hotel. I slipped out of my room to join them. A white female in the crowd sat down in a lawn chair as though to watch the ensuing action and beckoned me to join her. I joined her for a minute or so and then walked away.
The crowd pushed through the hotel trying various doors to gain entry into rooms. I now observed this from within the guest rooms, and could see African American men pressing their faces against the stained glass trying to see into the rooms. The crowd moved slowly through the halls as there were so many people pushing through. Men slammed their fists against the glass trying to gain entry, and although some of the glass cracked, it did hold.
I could see elderly whites in some rooms, playing dead. I returned to my room and kept the lights out. When the crowd tired of ransacking rooms, they dispersed. I observed the National Guard going room to room, tagging dead people with large white adhesive paper about 4" x 6", carefully labeled.
The uniform looked like this:
https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2014/08.../size0.jpg[/img]
We were then staying at a Marriott; many of the rooms had stained glass windows along the hallways. I could see large crowds of African Americans with a few whites outside coming into the hotel. I slipped out of my room to join them. A white female in the crowd sat down in a lawn chair as though to watch the ensuing action and beckoned me to join her. I joined her for a minute or so and then walked away.
The crowd pushed through the hotel trying various doors to gain entry into rooms. I now observed this from within the guest rooms, and could see African American men pressing their faces against the stained glass trying to see into the rooms. The crowd moved slowly through the halls as there were so many people pushing through. Men slammed their fists against the glass trying to gain entry, and although some of the glass cracked, it did hold.
I could see elderly whites in some rooms, playing dead. I returned to my room and kept the lights out. When the crowd tired of ransacking rooms, they dispersed. I observed the National Guard going room to room, tagging dead people with large white adhesive paper about 4" x 6", carefully labeled.
The uniform looked like this:
https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2014/08.../size0.jpg[/img]
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