Her. A light anything but ordinary. She endured harassment and physical threats. Despite all that, she registered to vote. And for that, she lost her job. Then she helped others register to vote. And for that, she was arrested, and severely beaten to death on the jailhouse cell floor. By cheap but she pressed on. She became one of the founders, one of the leaders of the mississippi freedom democratic party. [cheering] they came to the Democratic Convention in 1964 to protest the disenfranchisement of African Americans and the absence of any blacks in the mississippi delegation. There before millions watching on television, she spoke of her ordeal. She gave a voice to all of us who wanted more, who dreamed up the possibility of better days. She reminded us of our basic values and our purpose. She helps this nation find its way again. 40 years later we stand before the most diverse convention in the history of the democratic party. [cheering] more africanamerican, asianamerican, native a
Country, delicate and strangely made proud yet thrusting perpetually under siege. Your arm struggles for profits have lest currents of debris upon my breast. Yet today i call you to my riverside if you will study war no more. Come clad in peace, and i will sing the songs the creator gave to me when i, and the tree and the rock were one. Before cynicism was a bloody sear across your brow, and when you yet new you still new nothing. The river sang and sings on. There is a true yearning to respond to the Singing River and the wise rock. So say the asian hispanic, jew, African Native american sioux, catholic, muslim, french, greek, irish, the rabbi, the priest, the sheik, the gay, the straight, the preacher, the privileged the homeless the teacher. They all hear the speaking of the tree. They hear the first and last of every tree speak to human kind today. Come to me here beside the river. Plant yourself beside the river. Each of you accident end of some passedon traveler has been paid for
If you would like a copy of todays program please check out our website at press. Org. Thank you all very much. We are adjourned. [applause] [inaudible conversations] the 2015 cspan student can video competition is under way open to all middle and High School Students to create a 5 to 7 minute documentary on the theme of the three branches and you showing how policy, law or action by the executive, legislative or Judicial Branch of the federal government has affected you or your community. There are 200 cash prizes totaling 100,000 for the list of rules and how to get started go to studentcam. Org. Next, remarks by the new president of the john f. Kennedy center for the performing arts, Deborah Rutter. She outlined her plans for the Kennedy Center and emphasized the importance of Art Education and cultural diplomacy. Agree easily served as president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association and was executive director of the seattle symphony. This is an hour. [inaudible conversation
Now running. Chris this hour were joined by two members of the House Intelligence Committee which is leading the investigation, democrat val demingsings of florida and republican Chris Stewart of utah. Both only on fox news sunday. Plus i never thought biden was going to win. Obama took him off the garbage heap. Theyre not going to destroy me, and theyre not going to destroy my family. Of. Chris well ask our sunday panel about the politics of impeachment and how it is already shaking up 2020. And our power player of the week, the Kennedy Centers stunning new expansion, giving audiences a peek behind the curtain. We can put the artists and the audience really close together and see what happens. Chris all right now on fox news sunday. Chris and hello again from fox news in washington. We begin with breaking news. Fox news has confirmed a report there is now a second whistleblower in the trump impeachment case. As first reported by abc news, another intelligence official has spoken to In
Now running. Chris this hour were joined by two members of the House Intelligence Committee which is leading the investigation, democrat val demingsings of florida and republican Chris Stewart of utah. Both only on fox news sunday. Plus i never thought biden was going to win. Obama took him off the garbage heap. Theyre not going to destroy me, and theyre not going to destroy my family. Of. Chris well ask our sunday panel about the politics of impeachment and how it is already shaking up 2020. And our power player of the week, the Kennedy Centers stunning new expansion, giving audiences a peek behind the curtain. We can put the artists and the audience really close together and see what happens. Chris all right now on fox news sunday. Chris and hello again from fox news in washington. We begin with breaking news. Fox news has confirmed a report there is now a second whistleblower in the trump impeachment case. As first reported by abc news, another intelligence official has spoken to In