Standing up to a discriminatory draft board put a man in exile for nearly 40 years

Preston King was seeking a deferment from a draft board to pursue his doctoral degree, but when the board found out he was black, they denied the deferment and refused to address him as Mr. King. King said he would serve, but only if the board referred to him as “mister.” They refused.

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