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malaise

(269,525 posts)
Thu Sep 10, 2015, 12:53 PM Sep 2015

Have DUers seen that Lester Holt interview with the two adult survivors of the Mother Emanuel

slaughter.
http://counton2.com/2015/09/09/mother-emanuel-massacre-survivors-share-story-in-exclusive-nbc-interview/

What hit me was when Felicia Sanders said he caught them with their eyes closed. That made sense.

“He caught us with our eyes closed,” said Felicia Sanders who was one of two adult survivors of the shooting. Dylann Roof reportedly opened fire in the closing moments of bible study. “We were just about to say the prayer to be released and he caught us with our eyes closed,” said Sanders. She and Polly Shepherd sat down with NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt and described the moments before and after the massacre.
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Have DUers seen that Lester Holt interview with the two adult survivors of the Mother Emanuel (Original Post) malaise Sep 2015 OP
So incredibly sad. Lisa D Sep 2015 #1
I saw it - heartbreaking underthematrix Sep 2015 #2
I did JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #3
Here's a great quote from Jomo Kenyatta malaise Sep 2015 #4

malaise

(269,525 posts)
4. Here's a great quote from Jomo Kenyatta
Thu Sep 10, 2015, 12:59 PM
Sep 2015

the great anti-colonial leader

When the missionaries came, we had the land and they had the Bible. They taught us to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible.


We'd better open our eyes

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