Jim Clyburn: “on July 4, 2000, I will join the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings), the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), the…”

“on July 4, 2000, I will join the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings), the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Jones), the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Brown) and the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Thompson) at the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. As members of the Congressional Black Caucus, we join in support of the goals and objectives of the Christian Men's Freedom Forum 2000, which will convene on the eve of the African Methodist Episcopal Church's Quadrennial. We will interact with men and women from across the United States who appreciate and recognize the positive effect an open and honest exchange of ideas can bring to the body politic in this great Nation. It is the goal of the Christian Men's Freedom Forum'S National Chair, Bishop Vincent R. Anderson, whose keen vision set in motion this extraordinary challenge to acknowledge our ideological differences while embracing our core common ideals. As we prepare to celebrate Independence Day, all Americans should seek to embrace and replicate this initiative. Bishop Anderson is to be congratulated for this tremendous undertaking.”