Word: weres
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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I went up some steps and from a raised spot watched the names pile up. And in the background, the Capitol shining as brightly as ever. I looked to my left, and I saw people who just kept coming, one after another every few yards. Here it was 3:30...
At the Capitol, 19 cops were standing around with nothing to do. It was a beautiful sight to see them so inactive. We walked around the front of the building, and then my candle quit on us. There were only 50 yards left.
I saw the ten coffins on the big platform and I started to really concentrate. I tried to think about what this whole procedure had meant. We were told to rip the cards from the string around our necks. So I carried this card in my hand and stared at...
After that, about 500 of us sat, stood, or lay down to wait for buses to come and take us back to the reception centers at various points in town. We were drained. Most of the people had gone directly to Arlington as soon as they had arrived in the...
There was one guy on crutches. He said it had been painful near the end. There were a few middle-aged people, but not as many as I had expected. One older couple had been right in front of Tinsley and me. I asked them if their friends ever thought...