Is africanamerican. We have made an important statement as a country. We have to continue to work at this thing. If we dont continue to step forward, we will go backwards. Because the world is moving. To stand still is to go back. We have to keep moving forward. Thats what the movement is about. Moving forward, recognizing those changes we still have to make. Host a commemoration today on the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. Call American History tv at reverend lafayette, you were in selma, alabama several years right or to the marches, the events that happened in march of 1965. Tell us how you ended up in selma, alabama p we heard the story about the x on the map marking selma off. You went anyway. What is the story there . What happened is those of us from asheville had decided that since we had the sit in movement and we continued the freedom rides, once we started the freedom rides, we decided if we would give a fulltime for a couple of years, it would be like the peace corps, bo
We were guests of the president at his second inauguration. We sat and about the fifth row in about the fifth row. We saw misses obama, with two bibles. The president was going to be sworn in for the second term with a lincolns bible and dr. Kings traveling bible. I remember a senator to rows behind me miss lynch, i dont want to get in the way of your confirmation. Ill talk to dr. Holder. The senator about three rows behind me said, reverend al also moment. I said, yes, it is. He said, for he is present to put his hand on lincolns bible and dr. Kings bible, he said its an aweinspiring moment. I said, yes, it is. I said, dont be confused. He said, what do you mean . I said, they are two identical bibles. Same amount of books, same amount of verses, same amount of chapters. There wasnt no difference in the bibles. The difference was lincolns bible had been on the mental place in the white house. Heads of states and captains of industry and men of military used to look at that bible, but
Pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip but in to five minutes, no event shall the debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Shimkus, for five minutes. Mr. Shimkus thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Shimkus thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last week i came down to the floor to ask the Community World democracies to provide immediate financial help to the country of ukraine, and id like to report that the United States has committed 1 billion and the European Union has committed, as of news reports today, another 15 billion. This is critical
Wallace Community College Selma hosted over 700 state middle and high school students at Craig Field Airport on Thursday. The large gathering was part of Aviation Day, an event hosted by the college in collaboration with the airport and Industrial Authority.
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