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madfloridian

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1. In 1964 he defied his own National Democratic Convention
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 03:23 PM
Nov 2014
Politically, in 1964 he defied his own National Democratic Convention by overseeing the seating of the Mississippi Freedom Delegation, a Negro delegation that had been dutifully elected. The regular Mississippi Delegation had walked out rather than make a compromise to sear two of the Negro delegation. The convention had ruled against seating the Freedom group, but Arnold, a delegate from Pennsylvania, prevailed, and saw to their seating, fighting, also, to save the Mississippi stanchion, that others were trying to tear from his hands.


He's a fighter. And he's already won in court, and he's still being arrested.

I fear for a country that ignores such rulings.
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