Trump Says Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Records 'Big Stuff' At Opening
Source: Associated Press
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Published DECEMBER 9, 2017 2:27 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) President Donald Trump paid tribute Saturday to the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement whose sacrifices help make the United States a fairer and more just country, though protests surrounding his visit to Mississippi laid bare the stark divisions among Americans about his commitment to that legacy.
As Trump gazed at an exhibit on Freedom Riders at the new Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, demonstrators near the site held up signs that said Make America Civil Again and Lock Him Up. Some shouted No Trump, no hate, no KKK in the USA.
Trump spent about 30 minutes at the museums, gave a 10-minute speech to select guests inside and then flew back to his Florida estate, skipping the public schedule of the dedication ceremony held outside on a chilly day. He spent more time getting to Jackson than he did on the ground.
Trumps remarks steered clear of addressing the anger that his participation had sparked leading up to the dedication. In a deliberate voice and rarely diverting from his prepared words, the president sought to honor the famous and the anonymous for their efforts on behalf of freedom for all.
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turbinetree
(24,632 posts)huge crowds cheering him on-------------------
I think we need a big poster that says this about a a devout racist bigot, and TRAITOR.......................
FUCK OFF
Xipe Totec
(43,872 posts)christx30
(6,241 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)marble falls
(56,358 posts)caraher
(6,276 posts)He might have to take back his previous words of praise
riversedge
(69,713 posts).....The national president of the NAACP and the mayor of Mississippis capital city said they kept their distance from Trump because of his pompous disregard for the values embodied by the civil rights movement.
Derrick Johnson, head of the nations oldest civil rights organization, and Mayor Chokwe Lumumba said at a news conference that they looked forward to a grander opening of the museum that they can attend.
Johnson, a Mississippian, charged that Trump opposes labor rights, education, health care and voting rights for all Americans.
We will never cede the stage to an individual who will fight against us, Johnson said. We will not allow the history of those who sacrificed to be tarnished for political expediency.
BumRushDaShow
(127,289 posts)neither the current President of the National NAACP (who is a native of Mississippi) nor the mayor of Jackson, had even been invited to the opening, although they were going to boycott it like John Lewis and others anyway.
riversedge
(69,713 posts)Mississippi had invited him.
BumRushDaShow
(127,289 posts)and the governor left out the mayor and NAACP head.
Botany
(70,289 posts)... in U.S. history has the balls to go to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum?
* Hey boy let me see your papers.
** he had applications to rent an apartment marked with a "C" for colored.
irisblue
(32,828 posts)democrank
(11,052 posts)Such a way to honor the museum's "Big Stuff", such a commitment to Civil Rights. Donald Trump is a complete disgrace to this nation.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)polish all u want to ,,, it still a turd!
murielm99
(30,656 posts)big phrases, very big words, I cringed. I'm sure those words were written for him, and he could not stay on task. I kept wondering if he had somehow lost track of the meaning of those words. Literally.
I think 45 is deteriorating before our eyes, both mentally and physically.