are bloody and terrible, but he sees the long game. he knows that these bloody and terrible losses are actually more devastating to the enemy, because it begins to shake their will at the face of the union s superior manpower. he has the goal in mind of ending slavery, but people in the north are growing tired of it. they don t see the noble cause so much as they see their dead fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons. [ dog barks ] there is a cessation of hostilities to bury the dead and succor the wounded. every corpse i saw was as black as coal. it was not possible to remove them. they were buried where they fell. grant s way of fighting at cold harbor does more than just damage his reputation, it tarnishes abraham lincoln s, too. now the casualties from battle after battle keep getting worse
he knows that these losses are bloody and terrible, but he sees the long game. he knows that these bloody and terrible losses are actually more devastating to the enemy, because it begins to shake their will at the face of the union s superior manpower. he has the goal in mind of ending slavery, but people in the north are growing tired of it. they don t see the noble cause so much as they see their dead fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons. [ dog barks ] there is a cessation of hostilities to bury the dead and succor the wounded. every corpse i saw was as black as coal. it was not possible to remove them. they were buried where they fell. grant s way of fighting at cold harbor does more than just damage his reputation, it tarnishes abraham lincoln s, too. now the casualties from battle after battle keep getting worse
tears in their eyes, you knew this was more than just an ordinary election. the night he won is one of our finest moments as nation. it was a tear jerker. it was both the joy of the moment and the journey. the journey really began in the 17th century, when the first african slaves were brought into virginia. then, in the mid-19th century came the first blow for justice, the great american civil war, ending slavery. in the mid-20th century, the epic struggle for civil rights brought african-americans equality under the law. now, 45 years after martin luther king s march on washington, full equality was one step closer to reality. for those who had devoted their lives to this cause, the moment was bittersweet. i wish that he could just for a moment, you know, 30 seconds, could just have seen the fruits
president obama s election transformed the way the world looks at america, but also the way we look at ourselves. it makes me so proud of our country. it was electric, throughout the world. when you looked in that audience and you saw people with tears in their eyes, you knew this was more than just an ordinary election. the night he won is one of our finest moments as nation. it was a tear jerker. it was both the joist moment and the journey. the journey really began in the 17th century, when the first african slaves were brought into virginia. then, in the mid-19th century came the first blow for justice, the great american civil war, ending slavery. in the mid-20th century, the epic struggle for civil rights brought african-americans equality under the law. now, 45 years after martin luther king s march on washington, full equality was
world looks america, but also the way we look at ourselves. he was electric throughout the world. when you looked in that audience and you saw people with tears in their eyes, you knew this was more than just an ordinary election. the night he won was the biggest moment as a nation. it was a tearjerker. it was both the joy of the moment and the journey. the journey really began in the 17th century when the first african slaves were brought into virginia, and then the 19th century brought the first blow to justice, the american civil war ending slavery. in the mid-20th century, the struggle for american rights brought african-americans an equality under the law. now 45 years after martin luther king s march on washington, full equality was one step closer to reality. for those who had devoted their lives to this cause, the moment was bittersweet.