Wes Moore was inaugurated Wednesday as the governor of Maryland, making the Democrat just the third Black person ever to be elected and inaugurated as a governor in the U.S., as well as the first Black governor in Maryland’s history.
Moore, an Army vet and bestselling author, drubbed his Republican opponent in November’s election by more than 30 points, giving Democrats control over the House, the Senate and the governor’s mansion in Maryland.
His inauguration speech made it clear that the state’s historical inequality was on his mind, and it was also clear he was aiming to distinguish himself from right-wing officials who’ve sought to hide — or worsen — those inequities.
Just read this passage:
It’s impossible not to think about our past and our path. We’re blocks away from the Annapolis Docks, where so many enslaved people arrived in this country against their will, and we are standing in front of a Capitol that was built by their hands. We have made uneven…
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