On April 4, 1968, when Virgil was a student at the University of Arkansas, his next door neighbors burst through his door cheering “They got him.” Virg & his roommates asked “who?” The neighbors, with looks of glee, said that Martin Luther King Jr. had been shot. I don’t know what we said, if anything, but the neighbors blushed, mumbled an apology and backed out. They never came over again. Arkansas -even my generation-& the world have changed since then. The change is not big enough or fast enough, but I hope it continues.Pride (In The Name Of Love) lyrics are below. To hear U2 sing it, click here.
One man come in the name of love One man come and go One man come here to justify One man to overthrow In the name of love! What more in the name of love? In the name of love! What more? In the name of love! One man caught on a barbed wire fence One man he resists One man washed on an empty beach One man betrayed with a kiss In the name of love! What more in the name of love? In the name of love! What more? In the name of love! ...nobody like you...there's nobody like you... Mmm...mmm...mmm... Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky Free at last, they took your life They could not take your pride In the name of love! What more in the name of love? In the name of love! What more in the name of love? In the name of love! What more in the name of love...
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I was at the Air Force Museum with my ROTC group and one from Middle Tennessee State University - an all black school. We watched the announcement together on TV. On the return flight, we passed over their ROTC building which was burning. All in all, a very memorable trip.
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