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The Twitter feed for the late South Union Street blog, the Montgomery Advertiser's political blog by reporter Brian Lyman. Retweets do not equal endorsements. montgomeryadvertiser.com The blogosphere graveyard Joined July 2012-
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This was: a) In 1958, when police in Birmingham killed 10 black men, a relatively low number for the era. b) A terrible headline. c) A reminder that it happened ALL THE TIME. d) Another reminder that that press, particularly the Southern press, still has penance to pay.
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