Rodenko describes his experiences on a North Carolina chain gang. Rodenko and the other CORE activists appealed their conviction following the Journey of Reconciliation; however, their sentencing was upheld and they served thirty days on the chain gang. Rodenko describes what it was like to serve his jail sentence, which he says was a typical form of punishment for minor crime during that time period. Later, he emphasizes the fact that he faced little harrassment from his fellow white prisoners despite the fact that he was serving time for challenging Jim Crow segregation.