Democratic Convention day three highlights gun violence

An African American successful film and television producer and director, Lee Louis Daniels.

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According to CNN Daniels introduced two survivors of the Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando and the mother of one of the victims.

It was quite evident that diplomacy was thrown out of the window as some of the speakers at the Democrat Convention on day three took a swipe at Donald Trump in an effort to prop up Hilary Clinton.

Gun control and violence was brought up and Lee Louis Daniels an African American successful film and television producer and director fought back tears as he expressed how overwhelmed he was for being invited by Hilary Clinton to speak at the convention.

According to CNN Daniels introduced two survivors of the Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando and the mother of one of the victims.

He started his speech by telling the crowd that his father was a police officer, "shot and murdered right here in Philadelphia," and that he and several members of his family have been to jail. "That's the America I know, and still I rise," he said to cheers from the crowd.