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- In '68, Meridian starts going to church services, attending a different one each Sunday.
- On this day in particular, service begins with a man bringing "a large photograph of a slain martyr in the Civil Rights struggle" to the pulpit (3.28.4).
- Meridian is having a strange experience—although she recognizes all of the hymns' melodies, the words all seem different.
- After another song, the minister launches into a politically-charged sermon. To Meridian, he seems to be "deliberately imitating" Martin Luther King (3.28.10). The crowd eats it up.
- When the service is over, the minister introduces the man to the crowd. Meridian has heard of him—after learning of his activist son's murder, the man went temporarily insane. He still has good days and bad days, but medication seems to help.
- Nowadays, the man is often requested for speaking engagements at schools and churches. The speech always starts with the same three words—"My son died" (3.28.16).
- This whole experience rattles Meridian—she actually admires the church for proudly standing up for what is right. She admires its sense of community.
- In an amusing irony, this is when Meridian realizes that she could kill for a just cause.