OT: RIP John Lewis

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https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/12844...58178?s=20

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This is absolutely devastating. He was a remarkable man. Rest in peace, rest in power Representative Lewis.

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What an incredible human being...everybody could learn from John Lewis.  R.I.P.

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https://twitter.com/sfpelosi/status/1284...62848?s=19

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He was an amazing human being. Sounds crazy but I always wanted to meet him, even if just to say thank you. He was so inspiring and made me want to get into some good trouble.

We lost John Lewis and C.T. Vivian (both pictured) on the same day. They were giants. They are legends. 

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@Nichelle said:
He was an amazing human being. Sounds crazy but I always wanted to meet him, even if just to say thank you. He was so inspiring and made me want to get into some good trouble.

We lost John Lewis and C.T. Vivian (both pictured) on the same day. They were giants. They are legends. 

What a fantastic picture. 

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@Nichelle said:
He was an amazing human being. Sounds crazy but I always wanted to meet him, even if just to say thank you. He was so inspiring and made me want to get into some good trouble.

We lost John Lewis and C.T. Vivian (both pictured) on the same day. They were giants. They are legends. 

We watched it when my kids were much younger, but it's time to re-watch Selma. 

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He will be missed, he has been a point of direction for me as I have tried to figure out what I can do as we move forward.  Rest In Peace.

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https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/12...89600?s=20

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This is all I have space for today.


John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation


While my time here has now come to an end, I want you to know that in the last days and hours of my life you inspired me. You filled me with hope about the next chapter of the great American story when you used your power to make a difference in our society. Millions of people motivated simply by human compassion laid down the burdens of division. Around the country and the world you set aside race, class, age, language and nationality to demand respect for human dignity.
That is why I had to visit Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, though I was admitted to the hospital the following day. I just had to see and feel it for myself that, after many years of silent witness, the truth is still marching on.
Emmett Till was my George Floyd. He was my Rayshard Brooks, Sandra Bland and Breonna Taylor. He was 14 when he was killed, and I was only 15 years old at the time. I will never ever forget the moment when it became so clear that he could easily have been me. In those days, fear constrained us like an imaginary prison, and troubling thoughts of potential brutality committed for no understandable reason were the bars.


Worth the full read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/john-lewis-civil-rights-america.html?smid=em-share