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On the 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday the name given to the events on March 7, 1965 in Selma, Alabama, which included a civil rights march led by the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and the violent response from state police former President Barack Obama's foundation revealed the text that will appear on the exterior of his planned presidential library in Chicago.
The words will come from a speech Obama, the United States' first Black president, gave in Selma on the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in 2015.
The passage that has been selected reads: "You are America. Unconstrained by habit and convention. Unencumbered by what is, because youre ready to seize what ought to be. For everywhere in this country, there are first steps to be taken, theres new ground to cover, there are more bridges to be crossed. And it is you, the young and fearless at heart, the most diverse and educated generation in our history, who the nation is waiting to follow ... America is not the project of any one person. Because the single-most powerful word in our democracy is the word 'We.' 'We The People.' 'We Shall Overcome.' 'Yes We Can.' That word is owned by no one. It belongs to everyone. Oh, what a glorious task we are given, to continually try to improve this great nation of ours."
Watch the introductory clip below.
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leftieNanner
(15,068 posts)Oh My God how I missed that man for the last four years.
And how much I appreciate Joe Biden now.
The video is wonderful. And I will make it a point during my lifetime to go to that place.
Thank you, President Obama.
El Mimbreno
(777 posts)As my little brother.
PatSeg
(47,282 posts)and we are so lucky to have them.
northoftheborder
(7,569 posts)sheshe2
(83,660 posts)Filled with hope for the future. Thank you.
Yes we can.
dchill
(38,450 posts)AZ8theist
(5,417 posts)To hear him speak with such dignity, compassion, intelligence, and empathy......
Is awe inspiring.
What a contrast to a PATHOLOGICAL LYING, IMBECILIC TRAITOR.
Doturd, if one had to describe him and his illegal occupation of the White House, could be summed up:
ASSHOLE
Celerity
(43,134 posts)?
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)I'm always inspired when a building/park/bridge or other engineering work is a work of art.
And what inspired the architect to create it...sometimes that is part of the message.
Hekate
(90,564 posts)fierywoman
(7,672 posts)Geechie
(862 posts)I want to go to there.
KPN
(15,637 posts)calimary
(81,127 posts)Initech
(100,042 posts)former9thward
(31,947 posts)The city has not agreed to the needed changes in the area for construction to begin. And there are numerous lawsuits against the project by community groups and environmental groups.