Sojourner Truth Bust Unveiling

Today, Speaker Pelosi and Members of Congress were joined by First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to unveil a bust by sculptor Artis Lane of Sojourner Truth. The bust is the first sculpture to honor an African American woman in the US Capitol and was donated by the National Congress of Black Women.

Watch video highlights of the ceremony which also included musical performances by Lomax Spaulding, Dorinda Clarke Cole and Yolanda Adams, and by the Ron Clark Academy with a reading by actress Cicely Tyson of Sojourner Truths Aint I A Woman.

Learn more about the bust: http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/truth_bust.cfm

Learn more about the ceremony: http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=1774

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• Sojourner Truth
• US Capitol
• Sheila Jackson Lee
• Hilary Clinton
• Michelle Obama
• Pelosi

[Kayyxp]

First Lady looked REAL PRETTY!!!

[ginaswo]

we love you Hillary. I remember Hillary talking about this at SOTBU with Stephanie Jones Tubbs, God Bless Her Soul and Sheila Jackson Lee is there who helped do this too

[zavienlove]

Michelle and her family are very beautiful

[soj22]

you're welcome, you're welcome

[bcolemaqn16]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!! ITS GETTIN BETTER!!!

[Deontra77]

beat

[SuniDays87]

@daisyluver1 It was probably a childrens choir that performed there.

[ProjectClearOurPath]

Wow! I got tears in my eyes watching this. I feel so blessed to be alive to witness having a first lady who looks like me, and watch this country honor Sojourner Truth in the nations capital. Thanks so much for posting!!!

[SexyLiLLeilaniMya]

Nancy Pelosi isn't a great women that trailer trash!

[SusieMissy]

@daisyluver1 loll i want to know too

[daisyluver1]

what is the song at the end?

is it a song it sounded like it was live?

[jimhack3]

Michelle is HOTTTT!