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In reply to the discussion: Don’t Come For John Lewis If He Didn’t Send For You [View all]sheshe2
(83,785 posts)I am appalled, simply appalled that he would speak about the Civil Rights Act.
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Congressman John Lewis, US representative of Georgias fifth congressional district, shares his experiences as a leader in the civil rights movement in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
On his call to the movement: The action of Rosa Parks and the words and leadership of Dr. King inspired me to join the struggle for human dignity
We were [all] inspired by what I call the spirit of history. Call it what you may, sometimes there is something that tracks a person down and it urges, You must do this. If you don't act, if you don't do it, who's going to do it?
On his continued fight for equality: Under the rule of the law, you cannot have equality for some and not equality for all. I fought too long and too hard against discrimination based on race and color not to fight against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
On the legacy of civil rights activists: They helped change America forever. The civil rights movement [ultimately] led to the women's movement, the gay rights movement and the workers movement. We have witnessed what I like to call a nonviolent revolution, a revolution of values and ideas.
http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/talks-at-gs/john-lewis.html
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You tried to make his speech ugly. You lost.