--- title: DNC: Read Mothers of the Movement Speech Transcript description: Seven mothers highlighted the need to protect black Americans from gun violence and police brutality at the Democratic convention. canonical: https://time.com/4424704/dnc-mothers-movement-transcript-speech-video/ author: Will Drabold article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-27T01:06:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:43:57.220Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read What the Mothers of the Movement Said at the Convention og:description: "You don't stop being a mom when your child dies." og:url: https://time.com/4424704/dnc-mothers-movement-transcript-speech-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt968818112858a8de/69889f8d428a9e5f41cd39e2/mothers-movement-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1819 og:image:height: 1023 og:image:alt: mothers-movement-facebook og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read What the Mothers of the Movement Said at the Convention twitter:description: "You don't stop being a mom when your child dies." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt968818112858a8de/69889f8d428a9e5f41cd39e2/mothers-movement-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read What the Mothers of the Movement Said at the Democratic Convention > Sponsored content. 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Seven mothers took the stage to highlight a need to protect black Americans from gun violence and police brutality on Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention._ by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 27, 2016 1:06 AM UTC by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 27, 2016 1:06 AM UTC Seven mothers took the stage to highlight a need to protect black Americans from gun violence and police brutality on Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention. “You don’t stop being a mom when your child dies,” said Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis. “I lived in fear my son would die like this.” McBath, Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland, and Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, spoke while the four other mothers looked on. They all said Hillary Clinton understood the anger over the deaths of their children and would help them find justice. The “Mothers of the Movement” portion of the convention was a primetime address on a criminal justice system some minorities believe is broken and racist. These mothers spoke as part of the Black Lives Matter movement and #MothersOfTheMovement started trending on Twitter. **Read More:** [_Meet The Grieving Mothers Speaking At The Democratic Convention_](http://time.com/4423920/dnc-mothers-movement-speakers/) Read their remarks as prepared for delivery: --- > “” --- ## Transcript One year ago, yesterday I lived the worst nightmare anyone could imagine. I watched as my daughter was lowered into the ground in a coffin. So many Of our children are gone, but they're not forgotten. I am here with Hillary Clinton tonight. [ APPLAUSE ] Because she is a leader and a mother who will say our children's names. She knows That when a young black life is cut short it's not just a loss. It's a personal loss. It's a national loss. It's a loss that diminishes all of us. What a blessing. Tonight to be standing here, so that Sandy can still speak. Amen. Through her mama. You don't stop being a mom when you're child dies, you don't stop being a parent. I am still Jordan Davis' mother. I still wake up every day thinking about how to parent him. How to protect him and his legacy. I lived in fear that my son would die like this. I even warned him that because he was a young black man He would meet people who didn't value him or his life. That is the conversation that no parent should ever have with their child. Hillary Clinton isn't afraid to say that black lives matter. We're going to keep building a future where police officers and communities of color work together, in mutual respect, to keep children like Jordan safe. I am a unwilling participant in this movement. I would not have signed up for this, What any other mother that's standing here with me today, but I am here today for my son Treyvon Martin who is in heaven. This isn't about being politically correct, this is about saving our children. I wanna thank you for standing with us and supporting us. And we'd like to leave with you what God has given us, strength, love, and peace, thank you. 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