The following article by Vickie English was published in the Bennington (Vermont) Banner on April 13, 1968. It describes her experiences in Dothan during January and February '68. The only thing wrong with her article is HER ATTITUDE. Negligent landlords existed in '68 just as they do today but back then you could WITHHOLD SERVICES when somebody got behind on their rent. City services were also limited in poorer neighborhoods because the City of Dothan used the tax revenues collected from each city voting beat to determine their budget. I worked in the city sewers in 1968 plus in '68, I'd already been hiring labor at 5 Points for three years. 5 Points was our skid row but they really didn't sit around getting drunk all day. You'd find that out if you asked the wrong person to buy you your liquor at the state store. You might have somebody holler at you as they did me, "LOOK HERE! This white boy wants me to RISK ARREST to go in the state store and buy him liquor!"