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cowardly in the face of right wing attacks. reporter: the controversy exploded when an edited video of sherrod s speech to the georgia naacp hit the web [ inaudible ] reporter: but what at first appeared to be a black government official admitting to not helping a farmer in 1986 because he was white was actually the opposite. the naacp has posted the full speech where sherrod explains how she put her own prejudice aside and helped the farmer. working with him made me see that it s really about those who have versus those who don t, you know, and they can be black and they could be white. reporter: but usda officials apparently concerned over potential fallout asked to and got sherrod s resignation. i want to make sure everyone understands this was my decision. and it was a decision that i regret having made in haste. reporter: press secretary robert gibbs admitted sherrod s firing was a mistake but denied any direct white house involvement in her ouster. t ....

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