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In the Sherrod controversy, do shoot the messenger
Mitch Albom: In the Sherrod controversy, do shoot the messenger | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
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CBC News - World - Lessons from the Shirley Sherrod affair
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I think Mrs. Sherrod should get her job back, what do you think?
Anyone who watches the whole tape of Sherrod's speech sees an honest woman who tells of an incident with a white farmer 24 years ago that made her question her own prejudices. She goes on to say such things as:
"Working with him made me see that it's really about those who have versus those who don't ... and they could be black; they could be white; they could be Hispanic. ...
"God helped me see that it's not just about black people. ... I've come to realize that we have to work together ... we have to overcome the divisions that we have."
Mitch Albom: In the Sherrod controversy, do shoot the messenger | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
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The speech made the point that she recognized her prejudice and that "there is no difference between us."
On several occasions, she urged her audience to put race to one side and, in this particular case, she went on to help the farmer save his land.
CBC News - World - Lessons from the Shirley Sherrod affair
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I think Mrs. Sherrod should get her job back, what do you think?