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Malik Davis Interview Transcript January 2nd 1990 Reporter What's up guys It's Jessie Langford speaking from Macon Public Library in New York City and today we re interviewing Vietnam War vet Malik Davis Davis was born on April 3rd 1947 He grew up in Boston with his mom and brothers but he now resides in Harlem New York As we get into this interview he's going to tell us a bit about himself and then go on to talk about the war So Mr Davis were you drafted or volunteered Malik This is bringing back memories Ah It was the second day of August in 1966 when I received my draft notice in the mail I got into a huge argument with my dad about this he was keen on the idea while I wanted nothing to do with that bull I was not tryna fight for a country like America that wanted nothing to do with me I come from a military family so all my grandfathers and an uncle served and you know father kept insisting on me going so you know how that goes Reporter Can you explain what do you mean when you say not fighting for a country that wanted nothing to do with you Malik Racism in America is crazy People really be teaching their children to hate It got so bad that they tried to make it illegal for us to get certain basic rights just because we black
