"Why don't we just sit down and stay a while."

[KentuckyWoman]

https://www.ajc.com/news/national-govt--politics/the-story-behind-the-photo-john-lewis-the-atlanta-airport/jzNIhXRtbYgPbEBv8gfBcN/

I shot it with my iPhone late Saturday night, while sitting across from the 76-year-old Democratic congressman in a drab waiting room at the Atlanta airport. Wearing a dark suit and blue tie, the civil rights icon was patiently sitting in one of those hard metal airport seats, looking off to his right. His hands were clasped in his lap, his fingers laced

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A federal immigration official declined to tell Lewis how many people were being held at the Atlanta airport before retreating back into his office. Soft-spoken and resolute, Lewis turned to a gathering crowd of immigration advocates and attorneys and said almost in a whisper: “Why don’t we just sit down and stay a while.”

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[sheshe2]

1. I miss him.

[dflprincess]

2. I agree nt

[NBachers]

3. A stab in my heart

[herding cats]

4. My first thought upon seeing this as well.

Rest in power great man. ❤️

[sheshe2]

5. He has his eyes wide open there.

He is not glued to his cell phone. He is alert and aware in his surroundings.

[herding cats]

7. I agree. He's focused on his reason for being there and 100% aware.

Not one thing was slipping past him. He was a man on a mission... like he always was.

Such a great man. I miss him daily.

[Demovictory9]

6. kick

[sarchasm]

8. damn

A great human being. I miss him.

[raging moderate]

9. John Lewis was a truly great man.

He was always so focused and determined.

[bottomofthehill]

10. A truly amazing man

The humble power of Mr Lewis will never be forgotten. He would greet me with his “ how are you my brother” or would thank me with a “thank you my brother” and I swear my heart, like the Grinches heart would grow two sizes that day.

We need leaders like John Lewis now as they did during the civil rights movement. I do miss him.

[betsuni]

11. K&R