today in black history

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In 1972, Barbara Jordan of Texas and Andrew Young of Georgia become the first southern Blacks elected to Congress since Reconstruction.

VIDEO: Around The Table: Episode 39

POSTED: October 13, 2009, 4:55 pm

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Kecia Clarke sits in for Walter Fields as the talk turns to the Nobel Peace Prize. We also continue our discussion about violence in our neighborhoods.

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