Jimmy Carter: “You've helped our Nation greatly in the menial labor of building the railroads to the West.”

Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.

I say to you, quite frankly, that the time for racial discrimination is over.

We look on human rights as an ability to live in peace. And to believe that your future will be better than your past might be.

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.