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John Lewis

Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
JOHN LEWIS

Believe Black Lives Matter Difference
I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
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Community Neighbour Place School Study Young
I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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Believe Freedom Hate Obligation Racism Speech
Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
JOHN LEWIS

Necessary Trouble
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.
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Black Gorw Up Men Racism Sign White Women
We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
JOHN LEWIS

Call Equality Justice Work
Music is a universal language.
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Language Music One Liner Universal
Hate is too big a burden to bear.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Lives Matter Burdem Hate
There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
JOHN LEWIS

Civil Contribution Deal Movement Rights Story Women Women Empowerment
Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
JOHN LEWIS

Lifetime Struggle
When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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Change People Shoes Show Struggle Walk
You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWIS

Justice Move On Optimism
Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Lives Matter Happiness Justice Process
I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
JOHN LEWIS

Country Hope Optimism Thinking Try
Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
JOHN LEWIS

Bird Civil Faith Movement Prayer Rights Wings
Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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Faith Justice Racism

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