On the recordFebruary 28, 2011
I stand in the United States Capitol, which was built by slaves. Today, Congresswoman, I was in Austin, Texas, this morning, at the Texas Black Legislative Caucus where some 2,000 people gathered under the leadership of the Texas Black Legislature chaired by Representative Sylvester Turner and some members, total members of the Texas Black Legislative Caucus, combined of the House and the Senate. They were there to express their commitment to the values of this country and to lobby the State legislators to do the right thing as it relates to education. And I heard a Member stand up and say that the Texas Capitol was built by slaves. Representative Thompson said that. And so, clearly, our history goes everywhere.
