Was the U2 song about the US Bloody Sunday or the UK one? --
The Anome
The Northern Ireland / Free Derry one...
Looking at the lyrics, it could be about either, but I have a feeling that with U2's Irish background it is likely to be the latter. -- The Anome
Plus there are numerous interviews (and some onstage hectoring) by Bono which make it perfectly clear which one they're talking about...(e.g. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/devolvedpolitics/story/0,9137,582283,00.html)
There might be some confusion stemming from the fact that their song
Pride in the Name of Love was about the assassination of MLK.
Anyone know if Dr. King was named after
Martin Luther? Or is it just a coincidence?
- he was named after his father (known popularly in Atlanta and the Civil Rights community as "Daddy King"), who was named after Martin Luther. They're a dynasty of preachers. A minor point - I know that he is usually called 'Dr. King' in Civil Rights discourse, but in encyclopedia articles one usually drops titles after the first occurrence.--MichaelTinkler
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