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Rhiannon12866

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7. Incredible family story!

Reply to kickysnana (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 03:25 AM

Jul 2012

Thanks so much for sharing it with us. As far as we think we have come from those terrible times, it's unbelievable that the election of our first black president, something to be proud of and truly the right man for the times, would cause us to regress. It shows that we have not learned from our past and that's a terrible thing.

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93 years ago tonight: the start of the Chicago Race Riots... [View all] Cooley Hurd Jul 2012 OP

K&R !!! I never knew this! Thanks for posting this! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #1

I didn't know, either Cooley Hurd Jul 2012 #2

... horrible events and teachable moments often just RKP5637 Jul 2012 #3

K&R! Yikes! How horrific! I didn't know, either! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2012 #4

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My father-in-law was born in November fo that year. kickysnana Jul 2012 #6

Incredible family story! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2012 #7

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Thank you for the info! Cooley Hurd Jul 2012 #9

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