Some Church Leaders Endorse Candidates

Morning Edition, January 21, 2008 · On a weekend celebrating the life and memory of Martin Luther King, Jr., several prominent African-American church leaders came out with their candidate endorsements. Rev. Calvin Butts of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem praised the experience of Hillary Clinton. In Atlanta, at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Barack Obama was invited to the pulpit, a de facto endorsement from the former home church of King.

E-mail|
Share|
Comments |

E-mail this Page

Recipient's e-mail address:	» Up to twelve addresses, separated by commas.
Your e-mail address:
Your name:
Personal message (optional, 600 characters max):
Your NPR member station:
Are you a member of your local NPR station?	Yes No
Would you like to receive information from your local NPR member station? (see NPR's privacy policy)	Yes No
Please send me updates from NPR.	Yes No

(Information collected by NPR will be used solely for internal NPR or NPR member station purposes and only if you selected 'yes' above. See NPR's privacy policy for more information.)