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<v Amelia Boynton Robinson>Go to make things, do a little crocheting, any little thing that we could do. And I imagine those things went to the Red Cross to give away. I just imagine.

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<v Tywanna Whorley>Do you remember when you started being active in NAACP as you got older?

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<v Amelia Boynton Robinson>After I came to Selma, my husband was a president and we had a state or national meeting, maybe state NAACP meeting. We had monthly meetings. And really, if it had not been for the NAACP, we wouldn't have had people to bond us out. When we went to jail, NAACP stood beside us and bond out so many people.

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<v Tywanna Whorley>What did you think was going to happen when you found out that the state was trying to outlaw the NAACP?

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<v Amelia Boynton Robinson>Was trying to do what?

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<v Tywanna Whorley>Outlaw.

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<v Amelia Boynton Robinson>Outlaw.

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<v Tywanna Whorley>Outlaw NAACP.

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<v Amelia Boynton Robinson>Well, one thing about it, when they outlawed the NAACP, they had to outlaw all of the rest of the organizations like the White Citizens Council, KKK, the White—What do they call? White is Right. All of those organizations had to be outlawed too.

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<v Tywanna Whorley>Well, I didn't know that.

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<v Amelia Boynton Robinson>Yeah.

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<v Tywanna Whorley>So [indistinct 00:01:50] they were trying to get rid of the organization.

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<v Amelia Boynton Robinson>That's right.

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<v Tywanna Whorley>Was there an alternative organization in Selma set up?

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<v Amelia Boynton Robinson>We didn't stop working under SCLC. We never stopped.

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<v Tywanna Whorley>Okay. All right. Well, let you—