Melvin Watt: “I am just so delighted today to be able to rise in a bipartisan and biracial coalition to honor four great Americans who…”

“I am just so delighted today to be able to rise in a bipartisan and biracial coalition to honor four great Americans who contributed so much to us. I could talk about the fact that North Carolina A&T State University and Bennett College...both of them are located in my congressional district. I could talk about the fact that despite the fact that the lunch counter itself is now in the congressional district of the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Miller), it was also in my congressional district up until the last round of redistricting. I could talk about the fact that Franklin McCain, one of those four courageous individuals, is a resident of my congressional district, a successful business leader in the City of Charlotte, North Carolina, today, one of two surviving members of that famous four. I could talk about other acts of heroism that came about as a result of these four students sitting down.”