Lin-Manuel Miranda Marks January 6th Anniversary With ‘Hamilton” Cast Performance For Capitol Event
deadline.comLin-Manuel Miranda introduced a Hamilton cast performance of Dear Theodosia as part of the congressional events marking the first anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol.“We should never take our rights and liberties for granted, but we must remain committed to finding a way forward together,” said Miranda, appearing virtually, along with members of the cast.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cited lyrics from the song: We’ll make it right for you.
If we lay a strong enough foundation, we will pass it on to you, and we will give the world to you.The performance was followed by a discussion with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham, both of whom put the January 6th attack and the current political divisions in context with other moments of American history.Their words were a bit of a warning.
Goodwin said that “in my lifetime, this is the hardest moment for democracy,” while Meacham said that he believes “this is a chapter, not the end of the story.
And if it is the end of the story we will failed as a people that the world will forever condemn.”But polls show a wide gap in beliefs even over what happened on January 6th, with revisionist takes over its root causes and conspiracy theories over the role of the government.
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