John Lewis Quotes March On Washington

But we will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity that we have shown here today in 2014 lewis recalled to his friend julian bond it was tough.

John lewis quotes march on washington. At 23 years old lewis was the youngest person to deliver a speech at the original 1963 march on washington. We do not want our freedom gradually but we want to be free now. 18 copy quote you have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did and how they did it and forgive them and move on. You brave way must.

What i try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission and its grounded with love and a sense of community you can make the impossible possible. John lewis 1963 march on washington to those who have said be patient and wait we have long said that we cannot be patient. Look for the enemies of medicare of higher minimum wages of social security of federal aid to education and there. John lewis remembers the march on washington.

Philip randolph founder of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters and visionary director of the march on washington. While we stand here there are sharecroppers in the delta of mississippi who are out in the fields working for less than three dollars a day twelve hours a day. John lewis spoke to time back in 2013 about his famous speech at the 1963 march on washington. John lewis speech at the march on washington 28 august 1963 1 we march today for jobs and freedom but we have nothing to be proud of.

Those who deplore our militants who exhort patience in. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day a week a month or a year it is the. John lewis in his own words. I felt that we had to be tough.

I stood up and i said to myself this is it lewis told time. Do not get lost in a sea of despair. As thousands stage modern march on washington listen to john lewis speech from the first. For they are receiving starvation wages or no wages at all.

I appeal to all of you to get into this great revolution that is sweeping. Get in good trouble necessary trouble. For hundreds and thousands of our brothers are not here. You must be bold brave and courageous and find a way.

Love you people community. John lewis atrepjohnlewis march 2 2020 i have been in some kind of fight for freedom equality basic human rights for nearly my entire life.