Test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test. Icss you you zblempblts. Good morning, everyone. I want to thank the great people of the state of virginia for organizing a series of events commemorating the 400year anniversary of the arrival of enslaved africans. I want to thank all of the community and elected leaders here to participate on behalf of the 55 member strong Congressional Black Caucus. This is the largest number of africanamericans ever elected to congress. And in congress, bbc members hold major positions of leadership and have accomplished significant change through legislative victory. One of the most significant legislative victories of the year was accomplished by your own representatives, representative bobby scott, who, by the way, i know you are aware is the chair of what is the most important committees in congre
To begin our program, please welcome the honorable donny r. Tuck, mayor of the city of hampton. Please take your seats. Good morning, and welcome to the 400th anniversary of the first african landing commemorative ceremony. Its my honor to welcome Governor Ralph Northam and first lady pamela northam, Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, attorney general mark herring, senator mark warner and senator tim kaine, u. S. Representative bobby scott and representative elaine lorry of virginia. Representative karen bass of california and representative william clay of missouri. Speaker of the house of delegates, kirklin cox, first counselor for the embassy of rwanda, former Virginia Governor jared, former Virginia Governor robert mcdonald, former missouri governor eric greitens, former representatives james moran and l. F. Payne, chief judge Roger Gregory of the First Circuit court of appeals, members of the governors cabinet, members of virginia General Assembly, including Senate Majority leade
From fort monroe in hampton roads, virginia, this is about two and a half hours. [ applause ] to begin our program, please welcome the honorable donny artuck, may your of the city of hampton. Please take your seats. Good morning, and welcome to the 400th anniversary of the first african landing commemorative ceremony. Its my honor to welcome Governor Ralph Northam and first lady pamela northam, Lieutenant Governor justin fairfax, attorney general mark herring, senator mark warner and senator tim kaine. U. S. Representative bobby scott, and representative elaine luria of virginia, representative karen bass of california and representative william clay of missouri, speaker of the house of delegates, First Council lawrence monzai for the embassy of rwanda, former Virginia Governor robert mcdonald, former missouri governor eric grietens, chief judge Roger Gregory of the First Circuit court of appeals, members of the governors cabinet, members of virginia General Assembly including Senate M
Welcome the mayor of the city of hampton. Please take your seat. Welcome to the 400th anniversary of the first landing ceremony. It is my honor to welcome governor ralph northern and pamela them. Justin fairfax, attorney general mark herring, mark warner and senator tim kane. U. S. Representative bobby scott of virginia and karen bass of california and representative william clay of missouri. The speaker of the house, cox, first counselor tested former virginia governor, cheryl delisles. Also robert mcdonnell. Former representatives and test it. First Circuit Court of appeals. Members of the cabinet. Also the General Assembly including thomas norman, kenny alexander, john wrote and joseph green junior and the members of the 400 years of africanAmerican History. National park service officials, including daniel smith, and david cella. The vice mayor jimmy gray and members of the city council. Also other special guests. On behalf of the members of city council, our city staff and residen
That on the 69 year diary John Quincy Adams kept. Matthew mason is here to talk about his book, John Quincy Adams and the politics of slavery did. This book was recently hailed by the Washington Times is a great read and an informative reality check on issues that affect us even now. Matthew mason is an associate professor of history at Brigham Young university. He holds a phd in history from the university of maryland and has been at the you why you since 2003. Has been a Brigham Young since 2003. ,e has many publications including a political biography of edward everett. He has coedited several volumes. David walstreisser is a distinguished professor. He is hey a historian of early 19thcentury america and his interest span political history, slavery, and antislavery. His books include, slaverys runawayion. America. Has also edited a number of volumes and is the recipient of a number of distinguished awards. Tom what im honored introduce them here tonight. Thank you. [applause] thank