Biden: ‘We See Black Excellence, American Excellence, Black History, as American History’

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BIDEN: "But here we stand with Dr. King to show out of struggle, there is progress; out of despair, there’s hope. From the promise of equality and opportunity of jobs, justice and freedom, we see black excellence, American excellence, black history as American history, and a defining source of the might of this nation. That’s why we’re here today, to renew our own courage in the shadow and the light on the shoulders of Dr. King, Coretta Scott King and all those known and unknown who gave their whole soul to this work. The courage to confront wrong and try to do right, the courage to heal the broken places of a nation, the courage to see America whole, to acknowledge where we fall short, to devote ourselves to the perfection of the union that we love and we must protect."