It was a night of rampage against the Jews carried out in 1938 by the Nazi equivalent of the Proud Boys. I’m very aware of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass. and to our friends around the world, about the events of recent days. “As an immigrant to this country, I would like to say a few words to my fellow Americans. Our people diverse and beautiful will emerge,īelow is a transcript of the video. We will rise from the lake-rimmed cities of the midwestern states, Where our forefathers first realized revolution
We will rise from the windswept northeast We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the west, We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one Will be the inheritance of the next generationĮvery breath from my bronze-pounded chest, How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us? How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracyīut while democracy can be periodically delayed We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation It’s because being American is more than a pride we inherit That everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree Not because we will never again know defeatīut because we will never again sow division
That we’ll forever be tied together, victorious Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: We close the divide because we know, to put our future first, To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters andĪnd so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us
We are striving to forge a union with purpose We the successors of a country and a timeĭescended from slaves and raised by a single mother We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace Where can we find light in this never-ending shade? Amanda Gorman, the Youngest Inaugural Poet, Recites Her Work at President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Amanda Gorman was the Inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate Transcript Below: When day comes we ask ourselves,
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