The song's theme "Pride in the Name of Love" is a tribute to activist Martin Luther King Jr. The song's author, Bono Vox, leader of the band U2, has spoken in interviews about the song's meaning.
He was a Baptist church pastor and a black leader who fought racial segregation in the United States. Among his claims were better living conditions for the black population, such as better wages and more jobs.
He also defended women's rights and was against the Vietnam War. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 while preparing for yet another civil march.
Therefore, according to the author of the song "Pride, in the name of love" it refers to men who died because they preached ideas of equality among all men in a peaceful way.
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