Daughter of first black delegate in Maine delegation
By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com ReporterDENVER -- The first African American delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Maine was Anita Talbot, who supported Jimmy Carter in 1976.
This year her daughter, Rachel Talbot Ross of Portland, is attending her first convention in support of Barack Obama. Talbot Ross, who heads the Portland chapter of the NAACP, is one of four African American delegates in the Maine delegation.
She said her mom calls her every hour.
Talbot Ross said she was impressed with Michelle Obama’s speech last night.
“I love listening to her talk about being a mother,” Talbot Ross said. “She comes across so genuine.”
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I assume that's some kind of typo.
The first African-American delegates to a Democratic Convention were seated in 1936.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/25/dems.convention.trivia/
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Yes, your right. Thanks... been a busy day.
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