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Civil rights activist Cornel West brings his message to Gainesville

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A nationally known activist and academician, speaking in Gainesville today, stopped by the Bo Diddley Plaza to lend support to members of the Occupy movement.  Cornel West, who will speak tonight at University of Florida, offered his support to those downtown.

http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/spotCornellWestbite.mp3

Civil rights activist West, a professor at Princeton University, listened to the concerns of some of the other speakers at the rally.

http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/SpotwomanwithCornellWestonpoverty.mp3

Full speech from Cornel West at the Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville Friday afternoon :

http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/CornellWestFullSpeech.mp3

West and broadcaster Tavis Smiley were in Gainesville on their tour to raise consciousness about poverty. They spoke at the Bob Graham Center at Pugh Hall at the University of Florida at Friday evening.

http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/Showtease.mp3

A nationally known activist and academician, speaking in Gainesville today, stopped by the Bo Diddley Plaza to lend support to members of the Occupy movement.  Cornel West, who will speak tonight at University of Florida, offered his support to those downtown.

http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/spotCornellWestbite.mp3

Civil rights activist West, a professor at Princeton University, listened to the concerns of some of the other speakers at the rally.

http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/SpotwomanwithCornellWestonpoverty.mp3

Full speech from Cornel West at the Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville Friday afternoon :

http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/CornellWestFullSpeech.mp3

West and broadcaster Tavis Smiley were in Gainesville on their tour to raise consciousness about poverty. They spoke at the Bob Graham Center at Pugh Hall at the University of Florida at Friday evening.

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Kelsey is a reporter who can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
Tom is an employee at the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.
Donna is a reporter for WUFT News and can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.