Tag: John Lewis
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We’re one people, and we all live in the same house. Not the American house, but the world house.
John Lewis
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When I was growing up in rural Alabama, it was impossible for me to register to vote. I didn’t become a registered voter until I moved to Tennessee, to Nashville, as a student.
John Lewis
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We need comprehensive immigration reform. Dr. King wouldn’t be pleased at all to know that there are millions of people living in the shadow, living in fear in places like Georgia and Alabama.
John Lewis
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We need someone who is going to stand up, speak up, and speak out for the people who need help, for the people who have been discriminated against.
John Lewis
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When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
John Lewis
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In 1965, the attempted march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7 was planned to dramatize to the state of Alabama and to the nation that people of color wanted to register to vote.
John Lewis
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Dr. King was one of the most inspiring human beings I ever met. He was such a warm, compassionate, and loving human being.
John Lewis
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The documented incidences of voter fraud are very rare, yet throughout the country, forces have mobilized in over 30 states to stop it. These efforts are very partisan.
John Lewis
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I never praised Mr. Snowden or said his actions rise to those of Mohandas Gandhi or other civil rights leaders.
John Lewis
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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
John Lewis