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As A Young Child, It Became Crystal Clear To Me That There Were Certain Rights And Privileges That Other People Had That My Mother, My Father, My Grandparents, My Great Grandparents Didn't Have - That It Was An Ongoing Struggle To Realize The Dream Of The 14th And 15th Amendment.

-John Lewis

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As A Young Child, It Became Crystal

John Lewis

As A Young Child, It Became Crystal Clear To Me That There Were Certain Rights And Privileges That Other People Had That My Mother, My Father, My Grandparents, My Great Grandparents Didn't Have - That It Was An Ongoing Struggle To Realize The Dream Of The 14th And 15th Amendment.

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