Cong. Al Green Commemorates Slavery Remembrance in the U.S. Capitol House Dining Room

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Congressman Al Green Commemorates 3rd Annual Slavery Remembrance Breakfast in the U.S. Capitol House Dining Room and Responds to President Trump’s Shameful Remarks Regarding Slavery. On Saturday, August 23, 2025, Congressman Al Green hosted the Slavery Remembrance Legislative Update Breakfast Meeting with special guest Dr. Julianne Malveaux. The press conference acknowledges the commemoration of August as Slavery Remembrance Month and August 20th as Slavery Remembrance Day. Congressman Al Green delivers remarks responding to President Trump’s Truth Social comment that the Smithsonian Museum focuses too much on “how bad slavery was.” In addition, Congressman Al Green emphasizes the Slavery Remembrance Commemorative Colloquy Ceremony, which reminds us that “We Must Always Remember” slavery as well as the great strides made by the “Scions of the Enslaved Africans Sacrificed to Make America Great,” in spite of slavery and its invidious offsprings. However, we still have a way to go. A copy of the Slavery Remembrance Colloquy is accessible here: https://algreen.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/algreen.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/original-slavery-remembrance-commemorative-colloquy-ceremony.pdf Congressman Al Green stated, “Slavery Remembrance Day reminds us that confronting the honest, yet brutal truths of our past is essential. When institutions like the Smithsonian are pressured to minimize preserving true American history, we undermine the historical accuracy on which progress depends. We must never downplay the inhumanity of slavery nor erase its central role in shaping the economic foundation of America, which occurred for 246 shameful years.”