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“...everything was dead. Like if I had landed on the moon.”

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“...everything was dead. Like if I had landed on the moon.”

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“I carried this weight of not doing more when I had the opportunity to do so.”

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“I carried this weight of not doing more when I had the opportunity to do so.”

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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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“My father, you know, he felt that I should have a 9 to 5 like everyone else. He said, ‘Singing is not a job.’”

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“My father, you know, he felt that I should have a 9 to 5 like everyone else. He said, ‘Singing is not a job.’”

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"I can’t make up for half of your life that I missed."

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"I can’t make up for half of your life that I missed."

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"She said, 'You're stooping. Don't ever do that. We're very proud of you.'"

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"She said, 'You're stooping. Don't ever do that. We're very proud of you.'"

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“Being the only Black female….I wanted a partner.”

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“Being the only Black female….I wanted a partner.”

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“What were the first few days like in jail?”

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“What were the first few days like in jail?”

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“To be in the service for my country is the greatest thing I thought I did.”

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“To be in the service for my country is the greatest thing I thought I did.”

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“I want them to remember the warm feeling that they’re safe. But I hope they don’t remember us.”

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“I want them to remember the warm feeling that they’re safe. But I hope they don’t remember us.”