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Monday, October 24, 2016

GOPDD: Legendary Civil Rights Hero Under Fire for Backing Donald Trump, But He Isn’t Backing Down

Oct 24, 2016 by Harry Hibbs

Decades ago he stood against oppression by sitting at a North Carolina lunch counter, today he stands beside Donald Trump for president.
Clarence Henderson, who participated at the sit-in protest in 1960, is backing the GOP candidate despite receiving backlash from some in the black community, the Associated Press reported.
“Donald Trump is certainly not a politician, and politicians are a dime a dozen, but leaders are priceless,” he said.
Henderson has been brutalized on social media.