Obama to eulogize civil rights activist Height

babylonsister

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Tue Apr-27-10 07:12 AM
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Obama to eulogize civil rights activist Height

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Obama to eulogize civil rights activist Height

By JULIE PACE
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy Thursday at the funeral for civil rights leader Dorothy Height.

Height died last week at age 98 after a long illness. She was a pioneering voice of the civil rights movement whose activism stretched from the New Deal to Obama's election.

She remained active and outspoken well into her 90s and often received rousing ovations at events around Washington, where she was easily recognizable in the bright, colorful hats she almost always wore.

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Captain Hilts

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Tue Apr-27-10 07:16 AM
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1. Perhaps this will change the fact that it's a man's man's world in the history of the Civil Rights

movement.

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impik

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Tue Apr-27-10 07:46 AM
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2. This might be one of my most anticipated Obama's speeches since he became president

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political_Dem

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Tue Apr-27-10 09:01 AM
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3. I hope that CSPAN or some other news outlet carries Dr. Height's funeral.

Edited on Tue Apr-27-10 09:01 AM by political_Dem

In the old days, when someone important dies,they would cut into programming and show the memorial in full. Now, it seems like a crap shoot.

I was lucky to see the memorial for the miners when someone posted the link yesterday. :(

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Peacetrain

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Tue Apr-27-10 09:33 AM
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4. I knew he would.. she lived a life of purpose

that deserves acknowledgment from all of us..

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tavalon

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Tue Apr-27-10 09:38 AM
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5. I'm glad she missed what happened this last week

But sorry such a wonderful human being has left the world.

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