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How the ‘home of American slavery’ became a ‘microcosm for the entire country’

Capehart

The Washington Post

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Lt. Gov. of Virginia Justin Fairfax is only the second African American in Virginia's history to be elected statewide. He discusses how his inauguration marks the history of his state and America.

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Hey everyone, this is Jonathan Cape Heart and welcome to Cape up. This week

0:26.8

we traveled to Richmond to talk with lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax of

0:30.8

Virginia his big win last November was historic, making him only the second

0:35.4

African American in Virginia's history to be elected statewide. But his historic win

0:41.9

took on an added significance on inauguration day, when his father handed him a piece of paper and insisted he have it on his person when he took the oath of office.

0:52.0

Find out what it was and how it marks the history of Virginia

0:55.4

and America right now. Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax,

1:05.0

Justin Fairfax, thanks very much for being on the podcast and for having us here in your office in Richmond.

1:10.0

Jonathan, thank you so much for being here.

1:12.0

Really appreciate you and your team and really excited to be on with you.

1:15.8

So you have to help me understand something.

1:18.4

Sure.

1:19.4

So on the drive here, going down 95 near Falmouth was something that literally took my breath

1:27.3

away and that was a huge confederate flag. Right.

1:33.0

Now you're only the second African American to be elected statewide in the Commonwealth of Virginia

1:42.0

and just last November.

1:44.0

Right, that's correct.

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