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The African American Church: Intersection of Race, Religion, Politics
Yesterday in Philadelphia, Barack Obama addressed the potent issues of race, religion and politics in a speech designed to allow his campaign get past the controversy created by some of the sermons of his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright . How did it come to this?
By Lawrence O'Donnell • • 1 min readYesterday in Philadelphia, Barack Obama addressed the potent issues of race, religion and politics in a speech designed to allow his campaign get past the controversy created by some of the sermons of his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. How did it come to this? We talk to the reporter who sparked the controversy, learn about the roots of the black church in America and its current role in African American society, and hear more about the difference in black and white Christian traditions.
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Lawrence O'Donnell
MSNBC
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Dan Konecky
Producer, To the Point
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Ronald Kessler
author, 'The First Family Detail'
Melissa Harris Lacewell
Professor of Politics and African American Studies, Princeton University
Brad Braxton
Professor of Homiletics, Vanderbilt University Divinity School
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