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Article: Bishop Cousin set spiritual tone for Obama's acceptance speech at election night rally
- Article from:
- Chicago Defender
- Article date:
- November 19, 2008
- Author:
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Each step took Rev. Philip R. Cousin Sr. closer to the podium and a sea of 250,000 people who had gathered at Grant Park on election night to witness history.
For Bishop Cousin, it was a moment that he and many African Americans thought would never happen during their lifetime. Yet, Bishop Cousin stood at history's gate, ready to usher in America's first Black Commander-inChief, President-elect Barack Obama.
After nurturing an eight-year relationship with the Obama, Cousin was tapped to do the opening prayer at the event. Because of Cousin, the African Methodist Episcopal Church also took center-stage that night as he, the 96th consecrated and elected bishop, offered the blessing upon a new ...
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