Search Results for “civil-rights-history” – StoryCorps

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“Being in a place like that, I didn’t feel like we was human.”

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“Being in a place like that, I didn’t feel like we was human.”

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"The next day, the police car pulled up and they said, 'We're taking y'all to jail.'"

"The next day, the police car pulled up and they said, 'We're taking y'all to jail.'"

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"All of a sudden Dr. King drove down the street..."

"All of a sudden Dr. King drove down the street..."

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“I sat up in my bed and I was immediately engulfed in fear."

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“I sat up in my bed and I was immediately engulfed in fear."

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“I felt a lot of pressure… I wanted every vote to count.”

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“I felt a lot of pressure… I wanted every vote to count.”

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“He was living the American Dream.”

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“He was living the American Dream.”

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"They intended to get all of us January the 10th, 1966."

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"They intended to get all of us January the 10th, 1966."

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“I said, ‘Dr. King, I am John Robert Lewis.’”

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“I said, ‘Dr. King, I am John Robert Lewis.’”

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"That was the only thing we could do to legalize our relationship."

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"That was the only thing we could do to legalize our relationship."

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"He didn't let intimidation turn him from exercising his right.”

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"He didn't let intimidation turn him from exercising his right.”

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"I don’t want his legacy to go to waste."

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"I don’t want his legacy to go to waste."

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"All I wanted to do was get revenge."

"All I wanted to do was get revenge."