Wednesday, January 30, 2013

National Forgiveness - Black preacher: Why I forgave George Wallace – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

"He said he was wrong," Croom says. "He asked for forgiveness. It was up to us to do that once he asked. It's just so amazing. He played the great politics of the day - and by using hate and racial divide he won."
Yet when they met privately that day at the hotel, Croom says, "This man was really concerned for his soul and his relationship with Jesus Christ."

Black preacher: Why I forgave George Wallace – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

National Forgiveness - Forgiving George Wallace - Baltimore Sun

OK, Not ALL of us forgave da gov... "There is a misconception that African Americans in Alabama were demonstrating their forgiveness of Wallace in 1982 when their votes gave him the edge needed to win another term as governor. Not so. Those votes represented the same political pragmatism that led Wallace to seek them. He was the candidate who promised and could deliver the most."

Forgiving George Wallace - Baltimore Sun