[Grovenet] a bit of Capitol Bldg. history

[Katie Allnutt]

I don't know if the slaves back then would have been more astounded at
a) a black man was elected president  or
b) a Kenyan would have come to this country voluntarily just 40 or so  
years ago for an education.

Either one or both would have probably been unimaginable to them.

Katie

On Nov 5, 2008, at 9:56 AM, Geri wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGCK7_9RkXs
>
> A 3 min. 50 sec. video, well worth watching, on the role of slaves  
> in building the site where almost all U.S. Presidents have taken  
> their oaths of office.
>
>
> USA Today had a story from back in Feb. 2006 ...
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-27-slave-memorial_x.htm
>
>
> Can you imagine what slaves back then would have thought if told  
> that a man with African-American blood may be climbing those very  
> steps in the future to take his oath as U.S. President?!
>
> Geri
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