But across this country you have been incubators of innovation, pioneers of fairness and opportunity. And you continue to do that. So take my hat off to you because you are doing so much and you have so many tools. I hope youll continue to use them. Because you know what . We do have a lot of Unfinished Business. We have made so much progress in areas of education. One statistic that people dont know is that the latino dropout rate over the last 10 years has declined 50 . Thats a remarkable statistic that we can all point to [applause] as a matter of pride. And that is because there has been a concerted effort. We are all in this together. Local governments, local leaders, local businesses recognizing that this is an economic imperative. Its a moral imperative. Its a civil rights imperative. And youve been working hard and we continue to work. And that is a 10 year effort under republican and democratic administrations. This is not a partisan issue, reducing dropout rates, increasing g
All right. He has a very extensive bio because he has been consistent and committed over the long haul for the right causes and for the right reasons. I am to, just in bringing him forward, distribute copies of his bio i cant think of anybody who is not aware, who has been living on another planet, and is not aware of the things reverend al sharpton has been engaged in. He has been praised by both a democratic president , barack obama camera and a republican president , president george bush. People from diverse backgrounds have found something praiseworthy about his many achievements and many accomplishments. In bringing him forth as quickly as possible, i want to read a bit from an excerpt called the man in the arena. Nelson mandela gave a copy of it to france swore francois pinoit in the World Championship rugby games at the moment it could have gone either way and at a moment in his country when nobody but Nelson Mandela could have brought the divergent elements together into the r
This is American History tv on cspan3. [applause] let me thank god this day for there is no other place i would rather be at this hour than in the house of the lord. Amen. Before i say what i want to say, which will be quick, i must proud i am to once again have i am proud to have my wife and our daughter here with us. [applause] the only grandchild of martin and coretta king. I was asked to do a tribute, and it has been 50 years, but i am not feeling like a tribute because i find it challenging to celebrate yes, we celebrate so many who some gave their lives and others walked over the bridge yesterday 50 years ago and were beaten badly, but when we think about what Martin Luther king, jr. Would want us to do, i imagine he would tell us that our work was not done. Do, i imagine he would tell us that our work was not done. It has certainly been 50 years and there are so many here today that would not have been here. Cabinet secretary that were certainly not here 50 years ago, and i am p
And committed over the long haul for the right causes and for the right reasons. I am to, just in bringing him forward, distribute copies of his bio i cant think of anybody who is not aware, who has been living on another planet, and is not aware of the things reverend al sharpton has been engaged in. He has been praised by both a democratic president , barack obama camera and a republican president , president george bush. People from diverse backgrounds have found something praiseworthy about his many achievements and many accomplishments. In bringing him forth as quickly as possible, i want to read a bit from an excerpt called the man in the arena. Nelson mandela gave a copy of it to france swore francois pinoit in the World Championship rugby games at the moment it could have gone either way and at a moment in his country when nobody but Nelson Mandela could have brought the divergent elements together into the republic of south africa. Here is what was on the piece of paper that N
You greetings as well as welcome for all of you being here in the city of soelma once again as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. I would like to say that on behalf of the citizens of selma which is about 20,700 citizens i bring you greetings and welcome on behalf of them as well as the city council members. I would like to say also that our city of selma is an old city, incorporated in 2018. 2018. Oh, since the 1820s. I apologize. [laughter] i got a little ahead. 1820. Certainly as we go through this history, pegasus, what, about 195 years old roughly . Incorporated because there was already something there, but it became a incorporated, and i made is the third oldest city in alabama, monbile one, montgomery second and selma third. Anytime i come to this church, i become full. I have hit it for a long time. My mother went to this church all of her life. She passed way some years ago, many years ago but always on mothers day when she was alive any and even