The legacy of civil rights icon John Lewis in the words of a fellow civil rights leader

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“The thing that I think of first is his consistency,” Amb. Andrew Young says of John Lewis. “We saw him when he was 21 years old … We saw him at 80 years old, still on the case, still making sure that America lived up to the true meaning of its creeds.”

 

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1/2 Given that John Lewis began his fight for EQUALITY nearly 60 yrs.ago and here we are today hearing a president talk about Making America Great AGAIN? It sounds hypocritical.I say, how about making America great for once in its history. Great? Again? For whom?

rolandsmartin Yeah, votes for TheDemocrats smh. At what point did he become a Dem?

A founding member of the BGI. Working until his death to promote the BGI agenda.

Guess that was before my time. All I heard was him crying like a b**** when Hillary lost.

Andrew Young , do you see me when I was 1 year , do you see me when I am 23 year

RIP Brother

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