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Old 09-19-2007, 12:52 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I was in school and for some reason had to go to the school office just as the news was breaking on television.

I remember it well because I was shocked by a room full of adults just crying and staring at the events unfolding on television.


I was 8 years old.
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Old 09-19-2007, 12:55 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I was three, and don't remember it.

I guess "where were you when the 11 September attacks happened?" will be the question most posters here will be able to answer for the rest of our lives.
Old 09-19-2007, 01:00 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I was three, and don't remember it.

I guess "where were you when the 11 September attacks happened?" will be the question most posters here will be able to answer for the rest of our lives.

Yeah, we have had a thread about that in the past.
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So the memories must be more vivid than Kennedy. Could you please share the reaction of you and your peers?
What I remember most about MLK was he making a lot of speeches while trying to do something what he felt was the right thing to do: and that is for white America (of which I am) to stop hating the African-Americans (and I know a few who do).

After he was shot, I can remember Chet Huntley of NBC news doing a 1-hour or 30-minute special on MLK. He tearfully said good night when he finished.

I learned more about MLK long after what happened in Memphis. The only time I talked about MLK with another fellow, who was also white, was that we both agreed that he was a good man.

It is a shame that Gov. Wallace of Alabama didn't see it that way.
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Old 09-19-2007, 01:04 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Hey! You got to do that whole "peace and love" thing...

What did I get?

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This will not apply to many here...but to those who were around, do you still remember where you were and what you were doing that day??
I was in first grade and it was announced over the school's PA system.
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I was in grade school. Many tears as the news broke that the president had been shot. The clear news of his death was not revealed by the teachers in our school. I do recall that all schoolwork ceased for the rest of that day.

Martin Luther King. I recall clearly the riots that ensued. We lived in Southern California the atmosphere was very stiff in many areas. As children my best friend and I did not understand. We knew we did not care what color we were but it sure made a difference to some of the adults around us.
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I remember the riots after MLK. Thank God we didn't have any riots in San Diego.
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Hey! You got to do that whole "peace and love" thing...
hmmmm

that WAS fun

okay

you're forgiven for being a baby
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