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The Sting of Victory

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 14. Nov, 2008 in civil rights, civil rights movement, election, friends, glbt, politics, race and racism

By Amanda Cary As a lifelong New Englander, I spent the final days of this election season in California. On the evening of November 5, after searching every newsstand for a newspaper to remember the historic day that came before, I finally found a copy of the San Jose Mercury Times. The two headlines read: [...]

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Election Night in Chicago

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 09. Nov, 2008 in election, friends

By Rebecca Thal We were way back in the crowd, on a patch of the lawn where it was possible to see the jumbotron only from tiptoe, and completely impossible to see the stage. So, when my flexed toes finally gave out, while Barack Obama’s words resonated around us, I kept myself occupied by looking [...]

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