(from left to right) Ralph Abernathy , James Forman, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Reverend Jesse Douglas, John Lewis
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John Lewis, 2013, New York Times
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"The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something." (John Lewis) |