Barack Obama: “Brick by brick, block by block, our communities are being made whole again.”

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.

For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi served the American people and worked to make our country better.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.