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Civil rights hero from 60s takes criticism as Trump backer

October 23,

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In this Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, image made from video, Clarence Henderson, a participant in the Feb. 1, 1960, sit-in at a Greensboro, N.C., Woolworth lunch counter, speaks at a campaign event in High Point, N.C., in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Henderson has been criticized for his stance, with many taking to Twitter to accuse him of abandoning the principles he fought so hard for more than half a century ago. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Clarence Henderson was hailed as a hero nearly 60 years ago when as a young black man he participated in a sit-in at a segregated North Carolina lunch counter.

In 2016, he is again taking a risky stand; he is supporting Donald Trump.

And he isn't shy about it. Last month he gave the invocation at a Trump rally here, smiling as he shook the Republican candidate's hand.

"Donald Trump is certainly not a politician, and politicians are a dime a dozen, but leaders are priceless," Henderson said in an interview.

Trump is deeply unpopular in the black community. He has called on black voters to vote for him because "what the hell do you have to lose?" His support among blacks is less than the margin of error in some polls.

Oklahoma-based Christian rapper Kadence spoke to Rapzilla about serving the community, making an impact on the next generation, and going out into different cultures and experiencing race through someone else’s eyes. The biggest takeaway from here is the word “do.” ‘What can we all DO to make a mark?’

“The key word is ‘do’. What can a person do?” said Kadence when asked what can the average person do to understand or help when bridging the gap between people taking sides in racial dialogue. “Typing on Facebook isn’t a ‘doing thing’. Most people aren’t going to read your essay, they are going to pick out the part they don’t like and argue back. We need fewer people arguing online and more people doing life with people that don’t look like them to gain an understanding from both sides.”

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