Hillary - Obama Dream Team?
Hillary Clinton, Presidential candidate, visited Memphis (my home town) on Sunday. See the article here.
Senator Clinton visited a local church for their Sunday service. It may be interesting that she chose to spend her campaign time in a church, but more interesting was why she choose Monumental Baptist Church to visit. The minister, Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles, of this mostly African American membership church was the very last person still alive, who spent the last hour of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's life with him. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed on, April 4th, 1968 after his famous "Mountain Top" speech. He had come to Memphis at the request of the Sanitation Workers, who were striking at the time.
Senator Clinton considered her visit to the river city to be symbolic and monumental.
Jyotsna
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