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Your guide to watching the Democratic convention

Your guide to watching this week’s Democratic National Convention:

Monday

Session starts: 3 p.m.

Theme: “United Together”

Speakers include: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and first lady Michelle Obama

Tuesday

Session starts: 4 p.m.

Theme: “A lifetime of fighting for children and families”

Speakers include: Former President Bill Clinton, the keynote speaker; the Mothers of the Movement, the mothers of slain African-Americans; and Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin

Wednesday

Session starts: 4:30 p.m.

Theme: “Working Together”

Speakers include: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. The two will address the “high stakes in this election and how Hillary has the experience and steadiness to bring people together to tackle the big challenges and get results,” according to the Democratic National Committee website.

Also, Felicia Sanders and Polly Sheppard, two of the three survivors of the Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston

Thursday

Start: 4 p.m.

Theme: “Stronger Together”

Speakers include: Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of the nominee, and Hillary Clinton, who will accept her party’s nomination. Clinton’s address will center on “her belief that we are stronger together and that America is at its best when we work together to solve our problems.”

This story was originally published July 23, 2016 at 8:27 PM with the headline "Your guide to watching the Democratic convention."

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