Does not fix itself. We must read resolve to do it together. Thank you. Please welcome chair of the Congressional Black Caucused joined by some of its esteemed members. And i say democracy, you say for the people. Democracy. For the people. Democracy. For the people. I am the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus honored to be here with members of the caucus. It is our 51st year of existence , 58 members, the largest in our history. I want to thank reverend al sharpton and the king family foregathered us here at the Lincoln Memorial for 60 years ago Martin Luther king junior spoke of his dream of more just and equitable america. Today i am reminded not only of the famous words of dr. King, the words that have been a beacon of light for our country in some of its darkest moments, but also those of the conscious of our caucus, our beloved congressman, the late congressman john lewis. [applause] here in 1963 congressman lewis said to those who have said be patient and wait, we have long said we cannot be patient. We do not want our freedom gradually but we want to be free now. These words speak directly to the moment in which we find ourselves today. How can we be patient when conservative state legislatures are hellbent on suppressing the black votes and threatening the cornerstones of our democracy and when efforts are underway to deny black history in the preexistence of black lives who need to be protected from gun violence, Police Brutality and poor Economic Conditions . How can we wait when our fundamental freedoms are under attack and the Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent in roe v. Wade and allowed it to screw in asia and to be upheld against the Lgbtq Community. This is the charge of the Congressional Black Caucus. Today we are impatient. Today we refuse to wait because black people are under attack in america and the attacks against lack people and blackness are coordinated, wellfunded and coming from every side. These are the challenges we face but we are not victims and we are by no means powerless to fight back. The Congressional Black Caucus has been fighting to preserve our democracy and Voting Rights and working rights and fighting to create fairer districts, fighting for Public Safety and police accountability, fighting to protect a womans right to choose, fighting against the expulsion of a black officials and fighting the traditions that block block progress and a judiciary who would you work from a mental rights. For the past several months, the Congressional Black Caucus has been on the ground in cities and states around the country for our summer of action to fight back against the erosion of our rights, threats to our democracy and attacks on laxness from South Carolina to ohio, nevada to new orleans, alabama to georgia and right here in the nations capitol, we stand with you to say democracy for the people. Democracy for the people. Democracy for the people. God bless you. Representing new york state congressional district, the House Minority leader speaker hakim jeffries. 50 60 years ago people from all across the land, blacks, whites, students, jews, young and old, they came by training and plane and bus and automobile. Some even walked so they could march on washington for jobs and freedom. 50 years later in this great country, we have come a long wait but we still have some things that have to be worked out. We are here today to continue our march two a more perfect union, to fight racism, antisemitism, hatred in any form, or Voting Rights, for civil rights, reproductive rights, workers rights, lgbtq rights, Racial Justice, social justice, Economic Justice, climate justice, free and fair elections, equal protection under the law, to make america the best version of herself. Thats why were here. [applause] years later, america is at a crossroads. An existential struggle between enlightened people and extreme people. We want to move the country forward, they want to turn back the clock. We are working hard to bring people together and they are trying to tear us apart. We believe in hope over hatred. They believe in privilege over progress. We believe that complaints and see is complexity. They believe selfishness is a superpower. We believe in truth and reconciliation, some of them want us to believe that slavery was a job training program. And. Extreme people. We are not going backward in we are going to keep moving forward and show up and continue to speak up and stand up and keep fighting and battling. We are going to keep pushing and advocating and demonstrating peer we will not rest until we reach the Promised Land of liberty and justice for all. Currently serving in his 16th term in South Carolina, please welcome u. S. House of representatives jim clyburn. Thank you, thank you very much. I dont know who put me behind hakim, but i will visit with you shortly. 60 years ago Martin Luther king junior and others stood at the podium, they followed an event that took place four months earlier when king was sitting in the Birmingham City jail. He received a letter from his clergyman asking him to leave birmingham because a he was a disruptive force. They told him that they thought is caused with right but his timing was wrong. King answered them saying, time is never right, time is never wrong,. Then king said these words that i want you to think about today. He said he was coming to the conclusion that the people of ill will and are society were making a much better time than those of goodwill. People of ill will using their time to depress votes and to deny women and using their time to deny justice and history to blacks. King said to us on that day that we are going to repent for the people. We come today to break our silence. We come today to let the governor of florida no he will not erase our history. We want to put the governor of texas know he will not overturn our votes. We come today to let the people of ohio known that we stand in solidarity with them to make sure women have the right to govern their own bodies. We come today to rededicate ourselves to the proposition that we will not be silenced. Please welcome the cochairs of the congressional caucus on blackjewish relations. Good afternoon. I am congresswoman Deborah Wasserman schultz. I am proud to stand today where those who 60 years ago stood. We must reply with designs for truth justice and Economic Opportunity for all. After king and the movement can be proud of how far they have come. Just like they did, were in to make this you need more perfect for everyone. The dream has not yet arrived for many. We are here today to keep marching on until the victory is one, and that includes people from every race, color and greed. That is why i came to reaffirm the unbreakable bonds that exist between the black and jewish communities and we shared ties that bound us that can never be broken. With my professional caucus cochair, and Brenda Lawrence our founding cochair here with us today. Im here to represent and celebrate this Historic Union with wax and jews just more important now than with black and jews which is just as important now as then. We have been through too much and seen what happens when they try to divide us. We know that we are stronger together. I believe caretta scott king put it best when she said because blacks and jews share a common bond and any viable coalitions and progress in america must include both groups if it is to be successful. That may be clear to all of the haters and dividers, the black and jewish communities are united and strong together we created the civil rights and social Justice Movements forward. When students were turned away in the 1930s and 40s, and an overwhelming students came together, most of them were jewish. Our bonds have been tested in both communities in recent years. Jews being attacked on the streets, our synagogues vandalized, we have live in fear and the blacks are accosted by in parks and schools every day. Nothing we must keep our voices lifted up and call of the haters. We are here together to build on the dream and make it a reality. Thank you very much. Good afternoon, i probably represent the fourth and fifth congressional districts. The birthplace of dr. Martin luther king junior and the district represented by the late john lewis lewis. I am reminded of the seeds planted by dr. King, congressman lewis and those who marched before us and their courage and power in the unwavering fight for freedom, equality and justice. The principle of collective power is part of the black and jewish caucus period and proud to serve as a cochair with Debbie Wasserman schultz. I lead in the spirit of congressman john lewis who understood the deeply interconnected fight for justice shared by black and jewish communities. The interconnectedness remains strong as we face rising hate speech and antisemitism, attacks on freedom and attempts to erase our history. We know we fight together, victory is ours. It is a reminder for congress that we are stronger together and stronger when we build bridges to respect one another and take care to one of understand one another and stronger when we come together to move our nation forward. The caucused strengthens Mutual Respect and understanding for the good of the whole, to reflect the light we wish to see among all people. We do this work because the People United will never be divided. This is our Civil Rights Movement. It is a continuation for many generations to calm. Our future is counting on us. Thank you and lets march on. The assistant attorney general for civil rights and the United States department of justice. Good afternoon. The need for all of us to fight to protect civil rights is urgent. It matters now more than ever. The cancer of White Supremacy and racially motivation is the scourge of voter suppression, Unlawful Police use to fester. Ladies and gentlemen, no this, the Justice Department civil rights will continue to defend the civil rights of all people in our country. We will fight for Racial Justice and equity. Right now we are prosecuting Law Enforcement officials when they violate our civil and constitutional rights, including Derek Chauvin and the three officers who failed to intervene in the killing of george floyd. We charged for officers tied to the death of breonna taylor. We secured guilty pleas from six former Police Officers for torturing and abusing to black men in mississippi. This work is one simple principle, no one is above the law in our country. We are prosecuting perpetrators of hate crimes, including the defendant who killed 10 black people at a Grocery Store in buffalo new york. We secured convictions to get all three men responsible for the tragic killing of Ahmaud Arbery and the defendant who massacred 23 latinos at a walmart in el paso, texas, and the defendant who killed 11 jewish people at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. We are challenging discriminatory voting laws to ensure that every american has a voice in our democracy and we are taking on modern day redlining by thanks banks and financial institutions. We are fighting to ensure equal access to jobs, housing and more. That cause is a righteous one, it benefits all americans, black, white, latino, aapi. Thank you. I promise you the Civil Rights Division will stand with you, fight and stand for justice. Please welcome the culture of the National Civics participation, melanie campbell. Good afternoon. I bring you greetings on behalf of the National Coalition round table in my hometown in florida. At 60 years ago we marched for jobs and freedom. Today we marched for power, rights, freedom, justice. Today we march as a message white nationalists that black people, brown and Indigenous People will not to be erased. 60 years ago black Women Leaders were recognized but did not have a speaking role. Today we sit on the shoulders of those and we are not only speaking today, we are Standing Shoulder to shoulder with our brothers leading this march and the movement. I will remind you that you are the leaders. Tell your neighbor you have the power. Tell your neighbor you have the power. You have the power to fight and win. Please join me in solidarity and repeat after me. Together we have the power to fight and win back our rights together. We have the power to fight and win our freedoms. Together we have the power to fight for democracy for all of us. Together we will vote for high quality jobs, reproductive rights, lgbtq rights, affirmative action. Together we will fight and we will win. Peace and power. Lets welcome damien hewitt. Civil rights america, how are you doing . President kennedy convened the leading lawyers at a private bar to get into the game of double rights. That meeting created the organization i now lead. Whole. We have more organizations. What we need is collective vision. So i ask you, what is your vision. If you feel comfortable i would like you to close your eyes and think about what you want for your children, for yourself, for your community, neighbors those are not wishes and handouts, that is what you deserve. We know that what we deserve we dont always get so now we have to decide, what are you willing to put on the line and do to claim the future we deserve . What open make a list of the things that you thought about. If you have registered to vote, do it. The third thing you should do is put this in your phone, the Election Protection hotline. 866hour vote. 866ourvote. Do it before next years elections. Also join us online at the future we deserve. Org we can do this together because your vision is our vision too. Enqueue. Thank you. We will be lest by the presence of the king family and reverend dr. Al sharpton. Please welcome to the stage the president of the council of the naacp Legal Defense fund. Good afternoon, mergers. Thanke r marchs marchers. It is said to protest is the foundation of all american democracy. Her being here today is building on that foundation that was laid by the very first people to protest injustice in this country, our indigenous brothers and sisters, enslaved africans and every group of people who have suffered at the hands of injustice in this country. I am proud to lead the Legal Defense fund. We have been fighting for Racial Justice for 83 years. And a young person said to me yesterday they marched so we dont have to. They marched so we dont have to. I said, the job is not done. We will march and we march because we must. We march because it is our mandate as people who have always seen the best this country can be, who have made this democracy as good as it is today, who have always held this country accountable to ideals. And we stand in a moment. It is our job. We are fortunate to be called upon in this moment to answer and make sure the next generation has the foundation that you are building upon today. So i ask you to do one thing, because this is all about power. That is what this entire enterprise is, dealing and depressing the power of people who want justice and equality. So i ask you to do one thing, and that is to position your power. You all have power and we must demonstrate it by positioning it and wait where we can maximize it and use it. We are doing that in the courts and we have fought for 83 years in federal, state, local court in when we fight hard we win we just one a redistricting lawsuit in the Supreme Court and the state of alabama, forcing them to create a Second District or black people can elect the candidate of their choice. We will be back in october fighting for another district where black people can elect candidate of their choice in South Carolina. We are positioning our power and we ask you to join us in this fight. Register to vote and become opal worker and run for office and be part of the solution and thank you for being here today. She is the ceo of the Leadership Conference on civil and human rights. Please welcome her to the stage. My people. My people. My people. We are here today because we march on. We march on because they are trying to tell us we dont have the freedom to learn our history and we say we march on. We arent here because they try to tell us we cant invest in our own black companies and expect the private sector to look like america and are community and we march on because we say you will not turn us back. We march on because in this country, freedom is supposed to mean the freedom to vote and it is supposed to mean the freedom to choose our leaders and supposed to mean the freedom that tells the truth, speaks the facts and not believe the lies of a powerful few who would try to tell us that by voting we have stolen elections. We march on because we say that rule of