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To: Mark was here

I was there on the West side of Chicago when it burned. My father was up on the roof of our apt. building wetting it down. We were the last white family in the neighborhood and it was scary. Great tribute to a man of peace.


3 posted on 04/06/2008 5:38:24 AM PDT by ladyL (.)
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To: ladyL

More like a fitting irony.


5 posted on 04/06/2008 5:40:23 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: ladyL
My wife's family was driven out of Detroit in ‘68. She recalls how the neighbors she thought were her friends turned on them. Yes the riots were certainly about peace and justice.
6 posted on 04/06/2008 5:56:32 AM PDT by Mark was here (The earth is bipolar.)
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To: ladyL

I was there too where the Puerto Rican riots also took place in that scorching summer of 1968, Damen,Milwakee and North Ave.
Was on streets past curfew imposed by Daley and told by store owner that there was in fact an order to shoot those that would not comply with Police intructions.


8 posted on 04/06/2008 7:22:18 AM PDT by pennboricua
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