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Judi Lynn

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6. The President was three years old when the Selma march occurred. Amazing. He was lucky.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 10:05 PM

Mar 2015

Had he known more about the time, and the depth of the hatred toward minorities of all kinds, he would probably never have been as optimistic about the people he would be meeting in Washington, representing these sociopaths!

It is a milestone day, regardless of the problems still ahead. Thank you for this article.

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Selma civil rights milestone marked by first black president [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2015 OP

Just watched the speech: boguspotus Mar 2015 #1

CSPAN video of the speech BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #2

What a day!!! LeftOfWest Mar 2015 #3

a Joy!! handmade34 Mar 2015 #4

It bothers me that so many people... PsychGrad Mar 2015 #5

The President was three years old when the Selma march occurred. Amazing. He was lucky. Judi Lynn Mar 2015 #6

Selma~50 years later~ Cha Mar 2015 #7

Was there security concerns Snow Leopard Mar 2015 #8

a buffer, perhaps? hopemountain Mar 2015 #9

must have been Snow Leopard Mar 2015 #10

yes, estimated at 80,000 marchers hopemountain Mar 2015 #11