Bubba B. grew up in South Memphis, attended college at Ole Miss, served in World War II, retired from military service, and became a clerk for the Memphis court. Back in the 1960s, Memphis was a very divided city. Most of the population were democratic, and all of the high schools were segregated. In the court system in Memphis in the 60s there were four judge and the jury was selected by a commissioner. After the death of Martin Luther King Jr. most of the court cases got held back as far as six months.
Bubba never did have the chance to meet Martin Luther King Jr. but he knew that segregation was wrong. Bubba believed in peace and equality. On the night of Mr. King's assassination, everyone stayed indoors because it was not safe to go outside. In the later months following the death of Martin Luther King Jr., Memphis grew to be a little bit better and bigger of a city. For some people in Memphis, this meant the end of peaceful protests.