Pictures from local (East Texas) protest

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Local protesters Amir Rahman (far left), daughters Saniyya (middle), 7, and Lena (far right), 10, wife Melissa Walker (second from right) and friend Noori Ismail (back) joined demonstrators across the country in support of Saturday’s march on Washington, D.C., demanding a withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq. The small local group, held their protest near the Broadway Street overpass.
http://ssnewstelegram.com/photos/index.php

[pacalo]

1. I salute their determination & inner strength to go against the odds in a red state.

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2. What sort of reaction did they get from passersby?

I'd love to think that part of the country has changed somewhat since the days when a popular schoolteacher could get away with calling a student a "commie" for an entire school year after the kid committed the mortal sin of wearing a McGovern button to school one day.