And I intentionally started Inauguration Day down there. We did a wreath laying. We said prayers. We gave, you know, prayers to the ancestors. And then we marched from the docks to The State House, which was actually built by the hands of enslaved people, as well as most state houses around the country were. And I did it. And I remember immediately the attack started coming, and people like, oh, my God, this guy's starting his inauguration with indoctrination. Oh, wow. (27:08–27:16)
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Asserts that the Maryland State House and most state houses in the U.S. were built by enslaved people.
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