dawn to dusk in his suit, his feet tired, getting to the rosemont school, and they say, boy, you too late. the polls are closed. and he never had a chance to vote. by the time the next election came around, he had died. so when i go to the polls and i cast my ballot, i cast it for a man i never knew. i cast it for otis moss sr., who walked 18 miles one day just for the chance to vote. [ applause ] joining me now, reverend otis moss jr. and derek johnson, president and ceo of the naacp. so glad to have both of you on. reverend, you first. thank you for being here and thank you to your father because his story speaks to what so many people of color and women and other disenfranchised people went through to vote.
proposition 11 proposition 11 is a vote to protect patient safety. it ensures the closest ambulance remains on-call during paid breaks so that they can respond immediately when needed. vote yes on 11. with just four days to go before the midterm elections, at least 27 million americans have already cast their ballots in early voting. but if you still don t think your vote matters, i want you to listen to a story that oprah tells. i didn t take voting seriously until around my mid-20s. and around my mid-20s, i had the privilege of hearing reverend otis moss jr., who is a
preacher. you all know him? preacher. preacher in cleveland, ohio. and i heard him tell the story of his father, of otis moss sr., who right here in georgia s troop county got up in the morning and put on his only suit and his best tie, and he walked six miles to the voting poll location he was told to go to in le grange. and when he got there after walking six miles in his good suit and tie, they said, boy, you at the wrong place. you at the wrong place. you need to go over to mountville. so he walked another six miles to mountville, and when he got there, they said, boy, you at the wrong place. you need to go to the rosemont school. and i picture him walking from
preacher. a preacher in cleveland, ohio. and i heard him tell the story of his father, of otis moss sr., who right here in georgia s troup county got up in the morning and put on his only suit and his best tie, and he walked six miles to the voting poll location he was told to go to in le grange. and when he got there after walking six miles in his good suit and tie, they said, boy, you at the wrong place. you at the wrong place. you need to go over to mountville. so he walked another six miles to mountville, and when he got there, they said, boy, you at the wrong place. you need to go to the rosemont school. and i picture him walking from
dawn to dusk in his suit, his feet tired, getting to the rosemont school, and they say, boy, you too late. the polls are closed. and he never had a chance to vote. by the time the next election came around, he had died. so when i go to the polls and i cast my ballot, i cast it for a man i never knew. i cast it for otis moss sr., who walked 18 miles one day just for the chance to vote. [ applause ] joining me now, reverend otis moss jr. and derek johnson, president and ceo of the naacp. so glad to have both of you on. reverend, you first. thank you for being here and thank you to your father because his story speaks to what so many people of color and women and other disenfranchised people went through to vote.