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Thank you. Good morning [applause] as we walk through the Civil Rights Museum with judge anderson, the group, and the president of the United States of america, i was moved again. The emotion that comes over you in waves as you see the past. The struggle, the conflict. I am so very proud today that the president of the United States was here to see and witness it. Im proud that dr. Ben carson, secretary of hud is here with us and his wonderful wife, candy. [applause] i will not keep him or you waiting or the wonderful people outside. It was difficult for this president as much as he has travel...

Thank you. Good morning \[applause] as we walk through the Civil Rights Museum with judge anderson, the group, and the president of the United States of america, i was moved again. The emotion that comes over you in waves as you see the past. The struggle, the conflict. I am so very proud today that the president of the United States was here to see and witness it. Im proud that dr. Ben carson, secretary of hud is here with us and his wonderful wife, candy. \[applause] i will not keep him or you waiting or the wonderful people outside. It was difficult for this president as much as he has trav...

Protest of George Wallaces segregation now, segregation forever a doctoral address. And for the first time they had said its wrong and that was a really notable departure for someone to make a public statement. We listened to that now and it just seems so trivial for somebody to say that but at the time they were really going out on a limb. So when they get this back from king you know they go you are so misunderstood and when i interviewed him in the 80s he was still complaining about how king had made them out to be a bigot. That was what he had taken away from this experience. What the d. S...

Today, President Joe Biden announced U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award will be presented at the White House on Friday, May 3, …

President Biden recognizes the indelible contributions of civil rights icons Opal Lee and Medgar Evers, among others, by awarding them the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their tireless activism and dedication to justice. #PresidentialMedalofFreedom #OpalLee #MedgarEvers #CivilRightsIcons