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pangaia

(24,324 posts) Thu Jan 12, 2017, 10:03 AM Jan 2017

Coretta Scott King 1986 letter to Strom Thurmond about Jeff Sessions !!!

Coretta Scott King wrote to Thurmond in1986 trying to STOP Sessions from being made a Federal judge because of his blatant racism. Thurmond never passed the letter on.

Rachel had this with a short video
Don't know the best way for links

https://www.facebook.com/therachelmaddowshow/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

http://www.msnbc.com/sites/msnbc/files/scott-king-1986-letter-and-testimony-signed.pdf

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Coretta Scott King 1986 letter to Strom Thurmond about Jeff Sessions !!! (Original Post) pangaia Jan 2017 OP

wow uponit7771 Jan 2017 #1

This guy is a shit of the first water !! pangaia Jan 2017 #2

He's WORSE than the M$M is presenting him to be and that's what's so fucked up the M$M ... uponit7771 Jan 2017 #3

I just noticed.. Biden was CC'd on the letter. Humm..... pangaia Jan 2017 #4

Thank you for sharing this... Docreed2003 Jan 2017 #5

My pleasure... too bad it was not an exhibit at session's hearing... pangaia Jan 2017 #6

Convenient isn't it... Docreed2003 Jan 2017 #7

Biden knew of this letter. He was CC'd. pangaia Jan 2017 #8

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

1. wow

Reply to pangaia (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 10:05 AM

Jan 2017

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

2. This guy is a shit of the first water !!

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 10:06 AM

Jan 2017

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

3. He's WORSE than the M$M is presenting him to be and that's what's so fucked up the M$M ...

Reply to pangaia (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 10:11 AM

Jan 2017

... normalizing racism via MiniPoot.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

4. I just noticed.. Biden was CC'd on the letter. Humm.....

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 10:12 AM

Jan 2017

Docreed2003

(16,863 posts)

5. Thank you for sharing this...

Reply to pangaia (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 10:33 AM

Jan 2017

I heard Mark Thompson mention this letter on his radio show the other night and he made the comment that current GOP senators were trying to keep this letter from being widely seen. I was hoping someone here would share it! Thank you!