| Eric Hartley: The speech you didn't get to hear
Published 11/28/09
If you skipped the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's speech last week in Glen Burnie - that means you, County Executive John Leopold, and a rash of other elected officials - here's what you missed. A 30-minute address that was by turns funny and profound. A parable about tolerance of people of other faiths, with the lesson that the only way to understand is to worship with them. A thoughtful story about Wright's own family history, interwoven with historical events of the time, from 1900's writing of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" to 1909's founding of the NAACP, which came in the wake of race riots... This story has expired! You can purchase the full article in our archives. Copyright © 2010 The Maryland Gazette and Capital Gazette Communications, Inc.
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