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FA: Dave, I want to ask you about being picked up by the FBI, your arrest. And just in brief, what was it like the morning that you were picked up? Tell me about that.

DK: Oh, the morning I was picked up by the FBI, they came bright and early. They knocked on the door and I says, "Well, let me get a few clothing, underwear and stuff." "No, no, you won't need that." So he says, "Come with me to the office," so we went to the office. And then they tried to get you to change your mind. And I says, "No, I'm standing by my convictions. I want this constitutional, civil rights restored before I go." I says, "If you can do that, I'll be glad and willing to go."

FC: How many agents came to your door?

DK: Two agents, then the two camp officials. So you had to talk to four of 'em. They kept firing questions about how you're going to embarrass your family, and how you're going to get beat up in the, the "big house."

FC: The FBI and the camp officials, all white people?

DK: Yes.

FC: And they said you would be beat up in federal penitentiary?

DK: The camp administrators said that you could be beaten up.

FC: Let's get this straight. Four guys came to your door.

DK: No, two.

FC: Two guys came to your door?

DK: Two FBI came.

FC: And took you to a room.

DK: They took us to, took me to the administration building.

FC: They took you to the administration building.

DK: Yes.

FC: And there, two agents and two administrators.

DK: Yes.

FA: In a room, there was nobody else in the room but these guys and you.

DK: Right.

FA: They kept you there how long and talked with you?

DK: Oh, about... God, I can't recall correctly, but probably about half an hour, maybe.

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