firestorm. was there ever a discrimination claim filed against you? never. turning up the heat on the white house. on behalf of the administration, i offer our apologies. reporter: all this attention couldn t be farther from sherrod s humble roots. roots, though, that grounded her in the dangerous, even deadly world, of racial tension. newton, georgia, the deep south. 180 miles south of atlanta. a typical southern farming town. you had to get up before daylight and get food and try to be in the field as the sun was coming up. walking down the streets near her hometown, sherrod remembers working in the cotton fields as a young child.
the racist mess. this is a good woman. she s been put through hell. at the center of this fury and frenzy. please welcome shirley sherrod. shirley sherrod, an unassuming woman from rural georgia. now a household name. shirrey sherrod. shirley sherrod. burning up the airwaves. racial controversy. thrust into a political firestorm. was there ever a discrimination claim filed against you? never. turning up the heat on the white house. on behalf of the administration, i offer our apologies. all this attention couldn t be farther from sherrod s humble roots. roots, though, that grounded her in the dangerous, even deadly world of racial tensions. newton, georgia, the deep south. 180 miles south of atlanta. a typical southern farming town.
at the center of this fury and frenzy. shirley sherrod, an unassuming woman from georgia, now a household name. shirley sherrod. shirley sherrod. reporter: burning up the air waves, thrust into a political firestorm. was there ever a discrimination claim filed against you. never. reporter: turning up the heat on the white house. on behalf of the administration ioffer our apology. all of this attention couldn t be farther from the ro roots, roots, though, that grounded her in the dangerous, even deadly world of racial tensions. newton, georgia, the deep south. 180 miles south of atlanta. a typical southern farming town. you had to get up before
and frenzy please welcome shirley sherrod. shirley sherrod, an unassuming woman from rural georgia. now a household name. shirley sherrod. shirley sherrod. shirley sherrod. burning up the airwaves, thrust into a political firestorm. was there ever a discrimination claim filed against you? never. turning up the heat on the white house. on behalf of the administration, i offer our apologies. all this attention couldn t be farther from sherrod s humble roots. roots, though, that grounded her in the dangerous, even deadly world of racial tensions. newton, georgia, the deep south. 180 miles south of atlanta. a typical southern farming town. you had to get up before daylight and get food and try to
thrust into a political firestorm. was there ever a discrimination claim filed against you? never. turning up the heat on the white house. on behalf of the administration, i offer our apologies. all this attention couldn t be farther from sherrod s humble roots. roots, though, that grounded her in the dangerous, even deadly world of racial tensions. newton, georgia, the deep south. 180 miles south of atlanta. a typical southern farming town. you had to get up before daylight and get food and try to be in the field as the sun was coming up. walking down the streets near her hometown, sherrod remembers working in the cotton fields as a young child. you had a sack that you put on and the sack went over this