Political Quotes

“the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC has as its newest treasure, the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It is the work of many and would not be there without its founding director, Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III. I know as a member of the Smithsonian board of regents that Dr. Bunch is the single most important person bringing about this magnificent museum and one which will speak to the history of African Americans in this country more than anything else. We all know that history has seen an enormous amount of pain caused by violence and deaths resulting from racism in America. When you come into that moving museum, as I have many times, the last thing you would expect is someone who would leave the ultimate symbol of racism, a noose, hanging in it. I know the dismay felt by people of all races when it was found, but probably what has helped the healing the most is the op-ed of June 23, 2017, in the New York Times, written by my friend, Lonnie Bunch. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the op-ed, so that all can see it and so that it will be part of the history of the U.S. Senate. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the New York Times, June 23, 2017] A Noose at the Smithsonian Brings History Back to Life (By Lonnie G.…”