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Discussions and tweets. Today, i have stood where once Jefferson Davis stood. And took an oath to our people. It is very appropriate that in this cradle of the confederacy, this part of the great anglosaxon southland, that today we sound the drum for freedomthat has held up time and again through history. Let us rise, and send our answer. In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth. I draw the line in the dust and toss the garment before the feet of tyranny and i say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever. [cheers and applause] susan Peggy Wallace kennedy. That is one of the most famous clips of your father, four time alabama governor, fourtime president ial aspirant. You have written a book about your life with him. What are you doing with the book, the broken road, what do you want to accomplish . Ms. Kennedy i wrote the book, i ....
About the u. S. Economy at delaware state university, a historically black institution in the capital of dover. Mr. Biden good afternoon, everyone. Thanking dr. By allen, a resident of delaware state university, one of the great hbcus in the country, for accommodating us. It is good to be back on campus. I wish it was a more celebratory occasion. Before i speak to the economic situation, i have to take a moment to address something that the president said this morning. For the end of his remarks, President Trump said he hopes that george floyd is looking down and seeing this as a great day for our country. We are speaking of a man who was brutally killed by an act of needless violence and by a larger tide of injustice that has metastasized on this president s watch as he has moved is based on race, ethnicity. , irge floyds last words ,ant breathe, i cant breathe have echoed across this nation and around the world. For the preside ....
Ancestors were first brought to shores of america in shackles, we now that while we a long way in this country, we still have a long way to go. We are living with the legacy of slavery and jim crow and racial continued to t permeate every aspect of american life. Seen that over the last a stark onths in such and striking fashion. Covid19 pandemic, a twin crisis, both a Public Health risis and an economic crisis, its impacted everyone, but disproportionately impacted in adverse fashion the community. Rican in terms of pain, in terms of suffering, in terms of economic in terms of nd death. Nd then, of course, were dealing with the continued epidemic at the same time of violence, police abuse all police impacting every lives. Of our black, george floyd. Sleeping while black, Breonna Taylor. Jogging while black, Armaud Arbery. ....
A lot of mixed messages the past couple of days between the president s tweets, the rnc, and the Business Community in charlotte. So what is the state of the Rnc Convention this august . Jim that is a good question because people down here arent sure. One thing we do know is that the president wants a big rally for his acceptance speech. He cant get acceptance speech. He cant get that here, at least right now. They are planning to have the official business of the convention in charlotte. Whether the actual nominations might happen here, it is all up in the air. People are still talking. There are contracts involving the convention and visitors bureau. Even the charlotte hornets, who have the arena and have contracted that. There is still a lot of talking. Host what about the reaction within the Hospitality Industr ....