rioting, burning of buildings, and police violence left an imprint on a city and its citizens that left them to fend for themselves. Lester was severely disadvantaged and was expected to thrive under conditions of severe distress, oppression, and discrimination. Driving through Newark today, the damage and the pain from over 50 years ago is still present. The preparation of the interview was more tedious than expected. I struggled but was able to develop focused and open-ended questions, which I feel greatly influenced the process, helped Lester to open up, and provide me with a lot of information. I organized my questions with topics of possible marginalization categories that I believed Lester may have experienced including homelessness,
