President Biden At National Museum of Slavery In Angola: "Cruel, Brutal, Dehumanizing, Our Nation's Original Sin"
President Biden delivered remarks Tuesday in front of the National Museum of Slavery in Angola: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: We are gathered at a solemn location. Because to fully consider how far our two countries have come in our friendship,
Biden Honors Angola's History at Slavery Museum Speech
President Joe Biden, following a productive bilateral meeting with the president of Angola, is scheduled to deliver a momentous speech at the National Museum of Slavery today at 10 AM Eastern Time. This address comes as a poignant reminder of the harrowing history between the United States and Angola,
Biden, in Africa, decries history of slavery and urges partnership
President Joe Biden on Tuesday used his only presidential trip to Africa to pay tribute to the tragic history of the enslaved person trade, urging the United States and Africa to expand a relationship built on investment and equality without losing sight of a past often marked by cruelty and enslavement.
Biden reflects on United States’ ‘original sin’ of slavery during his Angolan visit
President Joe Biden tours a slavery museum in Angola and speaks of “our nation’s original sin." Biden’s visit is the first to Angola by a U.S. president and is meant to promote billions of dollars of commitments to the sub-Saharan African nation.
Biden, during Angola visit, speaks of 'shared history' of slavery
"It's our duty to face our history. The good, the bad and the ugly," Biden said as he spoke at the National Museum of Slavery in Angola.
Biden laments slavery, touts rail plan in Angola
Speaking of "our nation's original sin," President Joe Biden on Tuesday toured a slavery museum in Angola and inspected shackles and a whip but also addressed Africa's future, saying Africans will make up 1 in 4 people by 2050 and the world's fate rests in their hands.
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