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Hillary Clinton Speaks on Unity at Site of Lincoln’s ‘House Divided’ Speech Hillary Clinton Speaks on Unity at Site of Lincoln’s ‘House Divided’ Speech
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In the chamber where Abraham Lincoln denounced slavery and declared “a house divided against itself cannot stand,” Hillary Clinton called on Wednesday for racial tolerance in the wake of a series of shootings of black men by white police officers and the killing of five officers in Dallas last week. In the chamber where Abraham Lincoln denounced slavery and declared “a house divided against itself cannot stand,” Hillary Clinton called on Wednesday for racial tolerance after a series of shootings of black men by white police officers and the killing of five officers in Dallas last week.
In a chamber of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., where Lincoln gave his June 16, 1858, address, Mrs. Clinton expanded on her remarks calling on white people to express more empathy with blacks who fear for their lives in encounters with the police.In a chamber of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., where Lincoln gave his June 16, 1858, address, Mrs. Clinton expanded on her remarks calling on white people to express more empathy with blacks who fear for their lives in encounters with the police.
And she reiterated her call for understanding about the difficult job police officers do, “kissing their kids and spouses goodbye every day and heading off to a dangerous job,” as she said in a speech at an African Methodist Episcopal Church convention in Philadelphia last week.And she reiterated her call for understanding about the difficult job police officers do, “kissing their kids and spouses goodbye every day and heading off to a dangerous job,” as she said in a speech at an African Methodist Episcopal Church convention in Philadelphia last week.
In that address, the basis for what she expanded on in her speech on Wednesday, Mrs. Clinton called for “ending the systemic racism that plagues our country — and rebuilding our communities where the police and citizens all see themselves as being on the same side.” In that address, the basis of which she expanded on in her speech on Wednesday, Mrs. Clinton called for “ending the systemic racism that plagues our country — and rebuilding our communities where the police and citizens all see themselves as being on the same side.”
“White Americans,” she added to a crowd of black clergy members, “need to do a better job of listening when African-Americans talk — talk about the seen and unseen barriers you face every day.”“White Americans,” she added to a crowd of black clergy members, “need to do a better job of listening when African-Americans talk — talk about the seen and unseen barriers you face every day.”
The message of unity came a day after Mrs. Clinton sought to achieve unity in the Democratic Party, appearing on stage in Portsmouth, N.H., with Senator Bernie Sanders, where both candidates called for an overhaul of the criminal justice system. The Old State Capitol is also where Barack Obama declared his candidacy for president in 2007.The message of unity came a day after Mrs. Clinton sought to achieve unity in the Democratic Party, appearing on stage in Portsmouth, N.H., with Senator Bernie Sanders, where both candidates called for an overhaul of the criminal justice system. The Old State Capitol is also where Barack Obama declared his candidacy for president in 2007.
Mrs. Clinton’s event on Wednesday also served as an indirect rebuttal of Donald J. Trump’s response to the shooting in Dallas and the deaths of the two black men, Alton B. Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minn.Mrs. Clinton’s event on Wednesday also served as an indirect rebuttal of Donald J. Trump’s response to the shooting in Dallas and the deaths of the two black men, Alton B. Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minn.
Mr. Trump said the Dallas shootings were “an attack on our country.”Mr. Trump said the Dallas shootings were “an attack on our country.”
But Mrs. Clinton tried to use the imagery of a president from Mr. Trump’s party. Lincoln delivered his “House Divided” speech upon accepting the Republican Party’s nomination for president.But Mrs. Clinton tried to use the imagery of a president from Mr. Trump’s party. Lincoln delivered his “House Divided” speech upon accepting the Republican Party’s nomination for president.