Full Video of Shirley Sherrod’s Speech at NAACP Event

Former USDA official Shirley Sherrod has been the story of the day, as the emerging context to the remarks that got her fired yesterday have turned her from racial villain to inspiration overnight. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack demanded her resignation because of a clip posted on the internet by Andrew Breitbart, despite her protestations that the full tape would exonerate her.

Now, the NAACP has released the full video of the speech. Watch it after the jump.

Not only does the full tape show exactly what Sherrod says it does, it also contains a remarkable speech about her life, one which contains the kind of honesty about race that should have earned her praise, not censure.

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