I wasn't living in the U.S. for a few years when I was very little. I didn't experience the assassination of Kennedy, or Martin Luther King Jr. being aired on television, except while in another country.
I did however, witness an occurrence while still in Japan, that I will never forget.

"Popeye" was the nickname of a very large Black man who was a higher ranking military officer than my stepfather. For once! I thought to myself, we were going to socialize where there were other children in a nice family and I might be able to play! I was hopeful and excited!

Popeye was indeed a very...