James E. Clyburn tweeted the following:
"While it's important to know our past, we ought not place those who sought to divide our nation in a place of honor.Today, the House voted to remove a bust of Roger Taneythe Justice who wrote the court decision declaring Black people weren't US citizensfrom the US Capitol."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from James E. Clyburn:
"I'm pleased a bust of Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, whose commitment to civil rights and the advancement of our most marginalized communities, will be placed in the Capitol to represent the principles of democracy & freedom we cherish today."Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"I'm very pleased the House passed my bill to name the Orangeburg, South Carolina post office in honor of an important SC leader, J.I. Washington.A man who was certain to get things done, he was my mentor and a trusted advisor. Now J.I.'s legacy will never be forgotten." on Dec. 14Read on Twitter
"In 2019, @UofSC senior Sami Josephson's bright future was cut short by a man impersonating a ride-hail driver. It could've happened to anybody. Today, the House honored her legacy by advancing industry safeguards to prevent a similar tragedy from ever happening again." on Dec. 14Read on Twitter
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