I became liberal in college.
I went to a Jesuit College in suburban Philadelphia. Now the Jesuits are really a hard nosed bunch and are really NOT an instinctively 'liberal' group.
BUT
There was one thing that really made them sore: The level of racial discrimination in the southern states. The Jesuits were all for fair competition, they were against welfare systems and thought everybody should work and contribute. But they also thought everybody should have a fair chance.
I was 20 years old when the March on Washington occurred. I boarded a Bus outside our college and rode down to Washington and heard MLK's I Have a Dream Speech.
That's the day I became a liberal. Then King was killed, and then RFK was killed. One of the lasting memories I have is standing next to the train tracks as RFK's body went ever so slowly by. As it went by one of the sons was standing on the back of the last car and he gave a little wave to us. I never got over that.
