Political Quotes

“Thank you very, very much Congresswoman Diane Watson. Thank you for taking out this hour to remember Dr. Dorothy Height. I appreciate the fact that you not only organized this time, but you understood how important it is for all of us who knew her, who loved her, who worked with her to just stop and remember her in this very, very special way. When I learned of her death, I immediately thought about March 24, 2004. That is when she received the great recognition from the Congress of the United States, receiving the Gold Medal, the highest civilian award that can be given to a United States citizen. I remembered that because when that ceremony took place I remember watching her and reflecting on all that she had done for this country. I remember not only the fact that she was the one woman in the civil rights movement that was dominated by men who sat in on the discussions about the civil rights legislation, the voting rights legislation, and this was at a time when women were not welcomed at the helm of the civil rights movement, but Dorothy Height was a very special woman.”