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(Interviewed in Ann Arbor, Mike Willie, a high school all-American halfback from New York City whose playing career was cut short by injuries, became an assistant trainer under Jim Hunt. He discusses his experiences at the University of Michigan, notable at 1965 trip to North Carolina where a KKK rally was held near the stadium the day before the game, and the challenges of living in Ann Arbor.)

(Keith Cooley was Michigan's first Black gymnast. Cooley discusses his motivations to go to Michigan and his experiences there, his relationship with coach Newt Loken, an effort to become football cheerleader, his experience in the engineering school, and reactions to the BAM and the university's response.)