Political Quotes

“Let me thank the Congresswoman from Cleveland, Ohio, Congresswoman Fudge, for her leadership on providing for the Congressional Record a recounting of the history of African American people and for particularly highlighting the notables of her congressional area. I rise today to join as a participant in the Congressional Black Caucus special hour celebrating black history. It's interesting that my friend and colleague started out with Dr. Woodson, who is called the ``father of black history.'' I was sitting in church, at the Greater St. Matthew Church, where Pastor Gusta Booker is the presiding minister and pastor. In their black history program, a young man stood up and recounted the history of Carter G. Woodson. That is what black history is about--the carrying on of the story, the embedding of the history of a people who are part of this American landscape into the hearts and minds of our young leaders. That is what our purpose should be today, as our message will be forever embedded in the Congressional Record--that on this day, February 22, 2010, we stood to honor those who made a difference. In my congressional district, let me simply call the roll: Mr. John Chase, one of the first African American architects and, clearly, a person who paved the way for architects to follow. Dr. John B. Coleman, one of the first African American doctors. He has a highway named after him.…”