Rep. Lewis reflects on MLK’s impact

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On the morning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial dedication, a longtime Georgia congressman and the last surviving speaker from the March on Washington said King was not only a instrumental figure in American culture—but in him, as well.

“I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I tasted the bitter fruits of racism,” Rep. John Lewis said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And he made me a different person. And today I can say I don't have any bitter feelings or have any anger or hatred (toward) human beings.”

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Lewis, the youngest speaker at the famous 1963 rally on the National Mall, was a leading figure in the civil rights movement and chaired the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

“It is unbelievable that 48 years after the march, that we're going to dedicate – that we’re going to unveil this unbelievable monument to a man who was never elected to a public office, a man of peace and of love, a man of non-violence,” Lewis told CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley.


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1. Not totally unrelated to the topic...

it suddenly occurs to me that Herman Cain's opinions on Dr. King need to be documented. I'm sure he'll have some disparaging remarks, which will be a kiss of death where support among African American voters is concerned...not that the Koch brothers' plan of siphoning votes from among AAs with Cain stood the proverbial snowball's chance anyway

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2. Recommended

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3. K&R!