I have lived here in the Park [Meachum Park] all my life and knew everyone in Alvin A. Reid‘s article, even his family (I had Mr. Reid as one of my teachers). What got me was when a state man said I hope everyone keeps their head because the police are looking to kill someone tonight. Man, it was scary. You could feel the tension. I saw another Rosewood massacre if anyone lost their cool. I kept my grandchildren in for a few days, not because of fear of Kevin Johnson but FEAR OF THE POLICE. I prayed that the young kept their cool, because someone would have paid dearly.
Charles Howard
Kirkwood