There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
JOHN LEWISSegregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
More John Lewis Quotes
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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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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To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Music is a universal language.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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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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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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