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By Deborah Barfield Berry @ USAToday.com, Sept. 10
WASHINGTON – Led by African drummers, a parade of Congressional Black Caucus members, including civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis, marched into Emancipation Hall on Tuesday to mark the 400th anniversary of the first Africans brought to the English colonies.
“All of our history is what makes this country a great country,’’ said Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, noting the nation has been reluctant to embrace all of its history, including slavery.
The ceremony was held in Emancipation Hall, an ornate foyer in the Capitol Visitor Center, named after the slaves who helped build the U.S. Capitol. With a statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass only a few feet away, Republican and Democratic leaders cited the work of civil rights activists like Douglass and the contributions of African Americans to the building of the country.
They also noted how far the country has come and how much more needs to be done.“This is not history, this is today,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York [....]
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Nikole Hannah Jones DBA "Ida Bae Wells" grateful and proud to tweet video of Schumer's speech:
by artappraiser on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 6:49pm