FBI director James Comey on race – full text: 'America isn’t easy. America takes work'
The director of the FBI spoke at Georgetown University about the often dysfunctional relationship between law enforcement and people of color. Here’s the full text of his speech
Thank you for inviting me to Georgetown University. I am honored to be here. I wanted to meet with you today to share my thoughts on the relationship between law enforcement and the diverse communities we serve. Like a lot of things in life, that relationship is complicated. Relationships often are.
Beautiful Healy Hall—part of this building—was named after this great university’s 29th President—Patrick Francis Healy. Healy was born into slavery, in Georgia, in 1834. His father was an Irish immigrant plantation owner and his mother, a slave. Under the laws of that time, Healy and his siblings were considered to be slaves. Healy is believed to be the first African-American to earn a Ph.D., the first to enter the Jesuit order, and the first to be president of Georgetown University or any predominantly white college.
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Beautiful Healy Hall—part of this building—was named after this great university’s 29th President—Patrick Francis Healy. Healy was born into slavery, in Georgia, in 1834. His father was an Irish immigrant plantation owner and his mother, a slave. Under the laws of that time, Healy and his siblings were considered to be slaves. Healy is believed to be the first African-American to earn a Ph.D., the first to enter the Jesuit order, and the first to be president of Georgetown University or any predominantly white college.
Click here to see and read FBI Director James Comey speech
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