Friday, April 5, 1968 "America is shocked and saddened by the brutal slaying tonight of Dr. Martin Luther King. I ask every citizen to stay away from violence that struck Dr. King," President Johnson said. "I know every American of good will join me in mourning the death of this leader and in praying for understanding throughout the land. We can achieve nothing by violence -- it is only by joining together and working together that we can continue to move toward full equality for all our people."
Former Alabama Gov. George Wallace, perhaps Dr. King's greatest single enemy, called the assassination a "senseless, regrettable and tragic act."
Tuesday, April 9, 1968
Mr. Johnson said, "The march was the only right thing to do." ... One female participant said, "I think it is very good to honor the Rev. King this way. This is just Charlottesville's small part in paying tribute to a great man."
University Eulogized Dr. King
President Edgar F. Shannon's address:
"... we come together to honor his name and to give thanks and gratitude for the accomplishments and the contributions of his life so tragically cut short when all of us needed him. We come together also in sadness over the state of our Nation, illuminated by this senseless and deplorable act of violence and lawlessness."
"We must resolve that he has not died in vain."
Dean Robert J. Harris' address:
"Hence, as we mourn the loss of this leader we must remember as he often reminded us that it is the quality of a man's life rather than its length that is important, and the way a man lives is more important than the way he dies. In this regard Martin Luther King attained the superlative. Unafraid of life, he forgot himself into death and now has joined other martyrs in the cause of human freedom."
"It is for us, the living, to keep that faith alive and to make sure that through the darkness of the long night which engulfs us all we shall yet see the stars."
Friday, April 12, 1968
"Wilkins & Founder's Day" lead editorial
More important for us, though, Mr. Wilkins pointed out that the University of Virginia, where Mr. Jefferson's spirit supposedly lives on, should be a beacon of civil freedom for the rest of the country. He did not even bother to comment on how well the University is not fulfilling its role.Wilkins & Founder's Day
More important for us, though, Mr. Wilkins pointed out that the University of Virginia, where Mr. Jefferson's spirit supposedly lives on, should be a beacon of civil freedom for the rest of the country. He did not even bother to comment on how well the University is not fulfilling its role.
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