Barack Obama

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1. It was a hell of a year for me, too

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 12:22 AM

Feb 2013

because of dealing with a murder in my immediate family and a lot other adult issues at the same time.

It was pretty much repeated in 1968, another hell of a year when names of high school acquaintances started to show up in the paper as KIA in Vietnam.

One thing people need to remember about the Civil Rights struggle--rights weren't simply bestowed on people of color. Those people had to go out and grab those rights with both hands against the will of the powerful.

So it will be for the 99% now. I hope you're up for a fight.

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50 Years Ago: The World in 1963 in 50 Photos of Our Lives (Dial-Up Warning) [View all] freshwest Feb 2013 OP

It was a hell of a year for me, too Warpy Feb 2013 #1

It was a mistake to post this here, obviously. freshwest Feb 2013 #2

Why? condoleeza Feb 2013 #7

That's what I said in my own words, but I'm not here to debate the thread. freshwest Feb 2013 #8

I was eleven years old at the time. sheshe2 Feb 2013 #3

K&R nt sheshe2 Feb 2013 #4

K&R... love_katz Feb 2013 #5

Right back at you! freshwest Feb 2013 #6

The ugliness of soul often depicted in the civil-rights-related photos is still chillingly stark indepat Feb 2013 #9

True. Yet interposed with that, humbling beauty of spirit by those who desire better days. Thanks! freshwest Feb 2013 #10

Thank you for these historical pics of struggle and pain Cha Mar 2013 #11