Have DUers seen that Lester Holt interview with the two adult survivors of the Mother Emanuel

[malaise]

slaughter.
http://counton2.com/2015/09/09/mother-emanuel-massacre-survivors-share-story-in-exclusive-nbc-interview/

What hit me was when Felicia Sanders said he caught them with their eyes closed. That made sense.

“He caught us with our eyes closed,” said Felicia Sanders who was one of two adult survivors of the shooting. Dylann Roof reportedly opened fire in the closing moments of bible study. “We were just about to say the prayer to be released and he caught us with our eyes closed,” said Sanders. She and Polly Shepherd sat down with NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt and described the moments before and after the massacre.

[Lisa D]

1. So incredibly sad.

[underthematrix]

2. I saw it - heartbreaking

[JustAnotherGen]

3. I did

And that's why all black Americans must open our eyes now.


We are on our own here.

[malaise]

4. Here's a great quote from Jomo Kenyatta

the great anti-colonial leader

When the missionaries came, we had the land and they had the Bible. They taught us to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible.

We'd better open our eyes