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JAG has done some really beautiful posts on how impassioned he was fighting for the black -- need to point that out 'cause some folks around here always seem to leave that bit out -- sanitation workers in Tennessee.
The bit of that speech that always stands out to me is when he says that he is not ashamed to have been descended from slaves! That we have nothing to be ashamed of. That it was the people who were so "sinful" to have had slaves that are the ones that should have been ashamed. That is such a powerful statement to make.
(23...I really believe we need to check to see if we are related or separated at birth or something!! Seriously, I really appreciate your voice!)
Awww, that is so sweet! 
I feel exactly the same.
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