Election '08 in Civil Rights' Ground Zero

Victory
Obama supporters cheer at an election night gathering at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham. This venue was chosen for its historic significance. It was here that Strom Thurmond launched his Dixiecrat presidential run in 1948. nine years later, the KKK attacked Nat King Cole on stage during a "whites-only" concert.

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