Barack Obama: “That's had a pretty destabilizing influence -- impact on the politics of the region.”

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.

That was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

That's what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience.