Smitherman: "The bad part of it is, we just came out of Black History Month." But says the bill "pulls up all the skeletons that weren't so great." #alpolitics
The monuments bill is carried over to the call of the chair, meaning that it could be brought back up this evening. Sen. Singleton was making it clear he would filibuster otherwise. #alpolitics
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State school Superintendent Eric Mackey said schools should consider canceling any overseas travel or visits to areas in the U.S. where outbreaks have occurred. He said schools are concerned about students becoming ill or just stranded. https://t.co/ZYisLmgta7
Sen. Smitherman on the floor, saying this monuments bill reminds him of being chased by racists on his way back from school and of being subjected to the indignities of the segregation-era South. #alpolitics
"Ain't no way you can understand how it feels to be black. You're heroes kicked our butts... impregnated our women and sold them... Every time you bring up this stuff, it reminds us of what our great-great-great grandparents had to suffer." Sen. Smitherman.