Tag: John Lewis
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Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
John Lewis
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When I was 15 years old in 1955, I heard of Rosa Parks. I heard the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. on our radio.
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I believe in forgiveness; I believe in trying to work with people.
John Lewis
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The action of Rosa Parks, the words and leadership of Dr. King inspired me. I was deeply inspired. I wanted to do something.
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We had teachers, we had high school principals, we had people teaching in colleges and university in Tuskegee, Alabama. But they were told they failed the so-called literacy test.
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Black men and women were not allowed to register to vote. My own mother, my own father, my grandfather and my uncles and aunts could not register to vote because each time they attempted to register to vote, they were told they could not pass the literacy test.
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You have to be persistent.
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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
John Lewis
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
John Lewis