Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
JOHN LEWISBy the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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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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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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Music is a universal language.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.
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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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