Sandy Speed Sprains Ankle (1879) Posted on March 8, 2015 by Taneya Sandy SPEED a colored man living in town sprained his ankle very severely one day this week while stepping off a train. Source: Roanoke News, 20 February 1879, page 3. Available online at DigitalNC.org. Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)