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Daddy somebody shot that man I heard this eleven year old say I didn't really understand at the time I just knew a man was dead But with the years that followed I came to learn how much he meant To this world in its great need And how well that time was spent He preached of equality he preached of peace As he spoke of man as one He marched his way down city streets Facing adversity with the face of love He was done with all the hatred That fills so many lives To him color was a vision Of equality in his eyes A life so young a life cut short By the wicked in us all Will you stand with me and follow him Will you heed his righteous call To call every man your brother The way Martin Luther King Jr. did To keep the vision of this visionary alive A reality in which all mankind should live I was that eleven year old boy so many years ago and still remember that moment I heard and told my father the news... We even visited the tragic site where this great man lost his life that day in Memphis. The thing is he knew his days were numbered but refused to give up on equality for all people... Happy Birthday my friend, my hero...long live your memory.
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