http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/08/28/obama-speech-has-special-meaning-for-southern-delegates/ Political news & information geared towards the African-American community. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:07:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/08/28/obama-speech-has-special-meaning-for-southern-delegates/comment-page-1/#comment-4588 Blog-AroundHarlem.com » Blog Archive » Democratic National Convention Round Up — Day 4 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:05:47 +0000 http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/08/28/obama-speech-has-special-meaning-for-southern-delegates/#comment-4588 [...] The then nascent civil rights movement was energized after Till’s mother insisted on a public funeral service with an open casket to show the world the brutality of the killing. Her son had been beaten, his eyes gouged out, then shot and thrown into the Tallahatchie River. (more) [...] [...] The then nascent civil rights movement was energized after Till’s mother insisted on a public funeral service with an open casket to show the world the brutality of the killing. Her son had been beaten, his eyes gouged out, then shot and thrown into the Tallahatchie River. (more) [...]

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