Hillary Clinton

Cha

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23. I was just looking @ that too and wondering.. so I looked it up...

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 09:57 AM

Mar 2016

Amelia Boynton Robinson was beaten unconscious and left for dead at the Edmund Pettus Bridge 50 years ago. At 103, she is a living legend, the "Queen Mother" of the civil rights movement. Saturday, she crossed the bridge again, this time in a wheelchair with President Obama holding her hand.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/10/us/selma-beyond-the-headlines/

You're Welcome, Su.. they are so powerful and just look at how strong the AA voting block is today.

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John Lewis Tweets/Pics~51 years ago today, we said a prayer before setting out from Brown Chapel [View all] Cha Mar 2016 OP

KICK for African American Voting Rights! Cha Mar 2016 #1

Absolutely. lostnfound Mar 2016 #44

Thank you Cha. Lucinda Mar 2016 #2

You are so Welcome, Lucinda~ Thank you for being around! Cha Mar 2016 #5

The long road to justice. sheshe2 Mar 2016 #3

Such an incredibly long, winding road to justice, she.. and not done yet. Cha Mar 2016 #7

Hey sheshe2 Mar 2016 #8

Thanks for compiling, Cha...SO evocative! Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #4

51 Years ago, Surya.. and here we are on the eve of a Democratic primary, Cha Mar 2016 #9

Thank you John--and all others who have and are making equality possible. riversedge Mar 2016 #6

So Thankful to all The Civil Rights Activists, rivers! Cha Mar 2016 #10

Kicking in honor of the heroes who put it all on the line, some of whom like John Lewis suffered Tanuki Mar 2016 #11

Sweet Tribute, Tanuki~Thank you! Cha Mar 2016 #19

Which one is Bernie? William769 Mar 2016 #12

Yesterday, Bernie's campaign tweeted a pic from the movie "Selma" in tribute, by mistake. msanthrope Mar 2016 #13

Dunno.. I do know John Lewis didn't see him. Cha Mar 2016 #17

kick and rec... for truth. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #14

Mahalo msanthrope~ Cha Mar 2016 #18

Yes, we remember. brer cat Mar 2016 #15

Ohhhh.. your post brought tears, brer cat! Cha Mar 2016 #20

K&R! DemonGoddess Mar 2016 #16

Well said, DemonGoddess! Cha Mar 2016 #31

Very powerful,Cha.Thank you for posting these. sufrommich Mar 2016 #21

I was just looking @ that too and wondering.. so I looked it up... Cha Mar 2016 #23

Oh my God. "beaten and left for dead" sufrommich Mar 2016 #24

What an incredibly strong woman.. imagine how she felt 50 years later.. making that Cha Mar 2016 #37

Now this my friends is a powerful post, these are fighters who Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #22

These Civil Rights Leaders knew they should have the Right to Vote and they went for it.. Cha Mar 2016 #27

Exactly, working in some of the precincts I started to notice a higher turnout in Blach Females Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #28

We have been seeing the fruition of the Voters Rights Act. And, Black Women are definitely Cha Mar 2016 #29

K&R ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #25

Mahalo, ism~ Cha Mar 2016 #32

John Lewis is an American Icon Gothmog Mar 2016 #26

That and more! Cha Mar 2016 #33

After 51 years, much has been accomplished, but we should be so much further along. Fla Dem Mar 2016 #30

Yes, "The arc of justice bends slowly.. ", Fla Dem.. Way too slow. Cha Mar 2016 #34

K&R Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #35

Mahalo, Starry~ Cha Mar 2016 #36

Beautiful post! wildeyed Mar 2016 #38

Mahalo to you, wildeyed! Cha Mar 2016 #40

Good god... Kick fleabiscuit Mar 2016 #39

Mahalo flea~ Cha Mar 2016 #46

Hi Cha! fleabiscuit Mar 2016 #47

I love John Lewis. He's a walking, talking history lesson, and he actually cares about people. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #41

k&r DesertRat Mar 2016 #42

We must NEVER forget. UtahLib Mar 2016 #43

Inspiring photos. oasis Mar 2016 #45