(spoken words introduction) Well, as you suspected, Billy did not drown in Mobile Bay. Here we find him writing his mother's friend Ethel. We have found Billy and he has found himself.. (Song) Ethel was excited to receive Billy’s letter; that’s been many a year. And now she has another, with a clipping. A heartbeat she can hear. She was closest of all his mother’s friends and remembers Billy well. The clip’s photo shows Billy with a group of protesters raising hell. He was passing out food to them, several smiling in return. They gathered there to teach a lesson, one way past time to learn. The news clip is dated March 9 ’88: Students Demand Deaf President Now! Gallaudet students are revolting; they make a solemn vow. They have shut the campus down and made their four demands. They see change coming for the deaf, signing it with their hands. With the clip is a note from Billy: I am part of all this and proud to be a student here at Gallaudet. I seal this with a kiss.
