Jews, Civil Rights, and Obama (w video)

The second video from Jewish Americans for Obama is quite good. I particular like the interview with Andrew Goodman's brother and the clips about the civil rights movement. It reminds me of this story , posted by Ben Smith of Politico. After an act of generosity by a "a huge man (6'5", 300 lbs easy) wearing a Dale Earnhardt jacket and Bengal's baseball cap" helps three older women vote, the observer writes the following:

"I joined them and soon learned that Mike had changed his mind in the polling booth and ended up voting for Obama. When I asked him why he changed his mind at the last minute, he explained that while he was waiting for his jacket he got into a conversation with one of the ladies who had explained how the Jewish community, and she, had worked side by side with the black community during the civil rights movements of the '60s, and that this vote was the culmination of those personal and community efforts so many years ago. That this election for her was more than just a vote ... but a chance at history."