The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society. - John Lewis 1 Share Now -
The March on Washington was a March for Jobs and Freedom. There are still too many people who are unemployed or underemployed in America - they're black, white, Latino, Native American and Asian American. - John Lewis 2 Share Now -
Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division. - John Lewis 3 Share Now -
We come to Selma to be renewed. We come to be inspired. We come to be reminded that we must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do. - John Lewis 4 Share Now -
Before we went on any protest, whether it was sit-ins or the freedom rides or any march, we prepared ourselves, and we were disciplined. We were committed to the way of peace - the way of non-violence - the way of love - the way of life as the way of living. - John Lewis 5 Share Now -
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. made me very, very sad, and I mourned and I cried like many of our citizens did. - John Lewis 6 Share Now -
The action of Rosa Parks, the words and leadership of Dr. King inspired me. I was deeply inspired. I wanted to do something. - John Lewis 8 Share Now -
We all live in the same house, we all must be part of the effort to hold down our little house. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just... do something about it. Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It's all going to work out. - John Lewis 9 Share Now -
I travel all the time, but when I come back to the South, I see such progress. In a real sense, a great deal of the South has been redeemed. People feel freer, more complete, more whole, because of what happened in the movement. - John Lewis 10 Share Now -
