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(24,804 posts)A hero
a kennedy
(29,792 posts)Cha
(298,139 posts)A real hero!
One of the leaders of the march that day was 25-year-old John Lewis, now of course the longtime U.S. congressman, LGBT ally and civil rights icon
https://thegavoice.com/john-lewiss-backpack-selma-bloody-sunday/
Mahalo, Sid
Puts this man's commitment to truth and good to free all of us from the bindings of GOP, NRA hate for the lives of the innocent. Our children.
Cha
(298,139 posts)it does
sheshe2
(84,101 posts)You are a hero and march for us all.
Thanks for the photo Sid, you made my day.
Gothmog
(146,018 posts)It is a great story and I hope to hear a few more time in person
sheshe2
(84,101 posts)Thanks, Gothmog.
gademocrat7
(10,690 posts)Congressman John Lewis is revered and loved by many here in Atlanta.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)He embodies so much that is good and just.
Sid
joshcryer
(62,287 posts)mcar
(42,476 posts)MaryMagdaline
(6,859 posts)PatrickforO
(14,608 posts)God bless him!
CurtEastPoint
(18,687 posts)We love JL. And we're pretty damn proud of our district.
FakeNoose
(32,917 posts)blake2012
(1,294 posts)Glorfindel
(9,750 posts)I hope he realizes, in some small measure, how admired and loved he is.
gopiscrap
(23,768 posts)pandr32
(11,646 posts)...marching and pushing for a better America--one that is inclusive and supportive of all its citizens.
I think these kids have the grit to make tracks with their fight for a future, too. Hopefully it won't last their whole adult lives, but there are those waiting to take advantage of as little as a blink.
We are stronger together.
SunSeeker
(51,824 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)....and they never will.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)ismnotwasm
(42,030 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)XO
TNNurse
(6,934 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,879 posts)I have no doubt in a barroom fight that John Lewis wouldnt miss the opportunity to beat the snot out of the old racist bastard.
hibbing
(10,117 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)R B Garr
(17,022 posts)This man is a national treasure.
sheshe2
(84,101 posts)Is this the same John Lewis that was said to be 'used' by Hillary?
Wow. Here he is marching with our future. Bless him and the children he stands for. Bravo, Sir. You took the beating and still you march.
It wasn't the Civil Rights Act, or the Voting Rights Act or the Fair Housing Act that freed us. It was taking the beating and thereafter not being afraidhttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/08/29/1011562/-Most-of-you-have-no-idea-what-Martin-Luther-King-actually-did .
John Lewis took the beating, the children took the 'beating' and are no longer afraid. Their voice.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)sheshe2
(84,101 posts)NBachers
(17,192 posts)worstexever
(265 posts)spanone
(135,957 posts)EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)True bravery. Authentic American hero.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)Upthevibe
(8,115 posts)Lewis..............
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Skittles
(153,321 posts)betsuni
(25,845 posts)Gothmog
(146,018 posts)leanforward
(1,077 posts)After seeing this pic and scanning the comments. I'm not out of step. For some time now, I've been thinking that a lot of older politicians need to step aside. Advise, yes, but let those rising stars work their god given talents.
I tired of seeing older white guys espousing some nonsense, to me. I am an older white guy. BUT, I believe in diversity. I'm sad to say I'm older than pRezident dRumpf, he is richer than me. But, he is senseless along with a lot of the GOP politicians. All of them ARE older white guys. To me they basically lack the ability to see changes around them or to sense changes are needed.
Finally, pRezident dRumpf is in bed with the russians. The Congress had to incorporate sanctions in the new Appropriations Bill, without his knowledge.
Why, his business model is beholden to the russians? Why has he has taken no offensive actions against the paruskies? Because they have something on him and he is being blackmailed.
The man knows how to March!
forgotmylogin
(7,540 posts)"Respect our existence, or expect our resistance."
Grammy23
(5,815 posts)They need to know that there ARE adults they can trust. There are older people who feel strongly about the issue of guns in America. We will help. We will donate. We will march. Dont be afraid to ask. Mr. Lewis adds a lot of authenticity to the efforts of the young. He has been in the fight for a long, long time. There are things they can learn from him. It makes me proud to see him out on the front lines even many years later. Good luck and long life, John Lewis! You are a genuine American hero!
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)TomCADem
(17,390 posts)John Lewis has been a true hero fighting for progressives causes all his life.
7962
(11,841 posts)Theres a youth video of the fiasco out here somewhere.
He finally just gave up and left. He was patient far longer than I would've been!!
VOX
(22,976 posts)A profile in courage for certain. Love this man.
Croney
(4,684 posts)I spent a Sunday morning wandering the streets and was thrilled to come upon this mural just beaming from an ordinary brick wall on a ramshackle street in a humble neighborhood. I stood there a very long time, alone in the presence of greatness.
I can't post the picture, just the link.
https://goo.gl/images/xg8jCy
I love looking at those pictures!
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Squinch
(51,093 posts)I guess John Lewis didn't get that message. This time or last time, when his marching quite literally changed the world.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)They want to think the worst because they think it makes them wiser and stronger. They live in times of turmoil and great change but they cling to their pessimism like its a life craft.
The fact is if nothing changes then how did slavery end and how did women and minorities ger their rights. Hell! How did the modern world come about!?
Dont waste your time acknowledging them. Theyre too busy looking down to ever see anything coming in the distance.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)A lion for justice his whole entire life!
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)"Never give up. Never give in"
John Lewis is the very personification of that.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)A whole new generation knows all about him now. And this time its all races!
As much as I dislike our present times, in moments like this is when we get in touch with this countrys greatest soul potencial.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,580 posts)What a warrior!!!
red dog 1
(27,942 posts)K&R
Hulk
(6,699 posts)Shame on them if they weren't!!
raven mad
(4,940 posts)Vinnie From Indy
(10,820 posts)John Lewis ROCKS!