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Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:00

Mar. 18, Feature - A story that keeps re-surfacing is Senator Barack Obama's long time Pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright. His motto "Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian" is a long time belief at the Trinity United Church, the largest African American Church in Chicago and Barack Obama's place of worship for 2 decades.

March 18 - Feature
produced by Leigh Ann Caldwell
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Clips of selected sermons have been played repeatedly in the media. You're going to hear them one more time here.

"Barack knows what it means to be a black man to be living in a country and culture controlled by rich white people."

Obama at ChurchIn an attempt to overcome this political firestorm that has erupted, Obama says that he denounces Reverend Wright's sermons and that those unnecessary divisive views.

We speak with Obama supporter, Richmond Mayor Douglas Wilder, who was the first African American Governor as Richmond's lead executive from 1990 - 1994.

Wilder says the voter must look at the candidate not the pastor. That Obama has preached a message of unity.

That was Richmond Mayor Douglas Wilder, Barack Obama supporter on Obama and his the comments of his pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright.

 

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