They even had boats in the river lined up to listen to him.
You can read about it in the Washington Post and New York Times.
From the Washington Post:
The sea of heads stretches for half a mile along the grassy embankment, while others watch from kayaks and power boats bobbing on the Willamette River. More hug the rails of the steel bridge that stretches across the water and crowds are even watching from jetties on the opposite shore.
For the record, these people are not all African Americans... and I would assume they're hard working.
So much for this notion that Obama can't turn out the "White vote." (See my listing of the whitest states in America by primary results.)
UPDATE: Partial video footage of the rally below. The entire speech is now online here.
And lastly...
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