“Ever, ever, ever.”Speaking Friday evening at a White House reception celebrating the museum’s opening, Obama said, “the timing of this is fascinating. Because in so many ways, it is the best of times, but in many ways these are also troubled times. I mean, he missed that whole civics lesson about slavery and Jim Crow … but we’ve got a museum for him to visit. Obama, who will speak at the museum’s opening Saturday, emphasized that Americans need to understand that the impact of discrimination will take decades to undo. And we should acknowledge that and own that.”Michelle Obama said the museum’s collection highlighted Americans’ ability to rise above past wrongs.

Source: National Post September 24, 2016 16:07 UTC