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john lewis wouldn't have done this. john lewis did that. and diane nash did that. and that's what the activists obama. there's one story in my book when those black lives matter meet up with barack obama in december 2014 in the oval office, he's telling them that america is like a big ocean liner, that he can't just turn in one split second. and they're telling they're being tear gassed in ferguson. right. that's what they're telling him in reply. right. the first black president. so what they teach us is that we have to demand freedom. now, that's what they've taught us. and we've got to have enough grace and we have to have enough patience to just say, okay, let me listen. right. and so i think our role more as advisors, even as we continue to be activists and organizers is we have to listen. i would say in the classics civil rights movement, the youth played an incredible, important role, especially birmingham spring of 1963, which i consider the gettysburg of the civil rights movement. it's when james bevel says, you know, dr. king, your approach isn't working

if we don't remember the greensboro four, rosa parks, martin luther and coretta scott kick, john lewis, frederick douglass, harriet and dred scott, harriet tubman, and countless others someday, somewhere, someone will have to endure what they endured to win yet again the rights and the respect they fought for. that's why for me every month, mr. speaker, is black history month. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia, mr. carter, for five minutes. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the tragic passing of devin willic and chandler mccoy of the university of georgia. following the georgia football national championship parade, they were in a tragic accident that claimed their lives. devin played offensive line for the bulldogs and a key part of their national championship run this past season. devin will be remembered by all as a kind soul that loved his family, the game of football, and its teammates. chandler graduated from the university of georgia in 2020. with a master's degree. then went on to work

think about john lewis. think about those that were willing to give their lives. john lewis, his skull was fractured on that day on march seven, 1965, as was taken to good samaritan hospital. but that was a willingness again, put one's physical self at issue, a cause that was much, much larger the individual. the payoff was equality in passage of the voting rights in 1965 and the ability to cast a ballot for own choosing. that right significantly undermined in the united of america today for reasons we to discuss in just a few moments. next line, please. so to recap from the montgomery bus boycott, let in birmingham jail and the bloody sunday in 1965. these were examples of the prophet leading. these were examples of civil rights, conciliation and part of prophetic problem solving that made the civil movement what it was. but again, whenever there is an action, there's always a reaction. next slide, please. here's your reaction. the reaction became a to prophetic activism and a call for and order promise in the 1968 presidential campaign to restore law and order t

the george floyd bill and also the john lewis bill.re doesn't seem to be any hope in this congress with this house to getting that done. >> i think we have to push for it. i think we have to be realistic. i would not expect to see this house, this dominated by republicans vote in favor of what really are just fairness measures in connection with our voting system. i think the republican party -- too many in the republican party have made peace with the notion they will be a minority party that has majority power. they are okay with fewer votes as long as they hold on to the power they have. >> let me ask you about democracy. these are the -- this is the first state of the union since the january 6th hearings. it will again have a fence for security reasons, understandably, around the capitol, which has been built already. where do we stand as a democracy after watching those hearings and people waiting for the accountability of the top people, the president and his immediate circle? or former president. >> i think our democracy took so

. ♪ [representative john lewis] i just happen to believe that in every personality there's somethingd, there's something decent, there's something sacred. and we don't have a right to go around damaging another personality. so i believe in nonviolence as a way of life, as a way of living. dr. martin luther king, jr. assassinated memphis, tennessee, april 4th, 1968. [lewis] tell the story. tell the story. and tell it over and over again. we must free ourselves, the way of violence, the way of division. we can lay down this heavy burden. hate is too heavy a burden to bear.

we need to pass john lewis voting rights and advancement act. and the freedom to vote act. in the tragic death of tyre nichols, we were reminded once again, we have to pass safeguards that were built into the george floyd policing act. this is what i did on the federal level. i strong to the strongest executive order to reform federal police practices. i did my job. how many more horrible tragedies, ghastly videos, do we have to see before congress steps up and does its job. i truly believe we are living in an inflection point. it comes around every four or five generations. what happens in a short. of time in a country or around the world has a fundamental effect for the next three to four decades. whether it's dealing with climate crisis, if we don't move on the climate crisis we don't -- we are going to see the north pole glaciers melting. we are going to cc levels rising up to three feet. -- sea levels rising up to three feet. we have in extorting the opportunity to build a future we want for our children and grandchildren. it hadn't been available to us in the past. ex

. >> part of what i hear you both -- it reminds me of a conversation with john lewis. success of the civil rights movement, what potentially are some of the modern-day weapons people can use to be successful in justice, in civil rights? he says, byron, it's the same weapon as before, excellence. people will accept, eventually, who you are, what you're there for. and it led you to your activism? >> i'm the director of events, a nonprofit called black chef movement. black chef movement was born out of protests. when the pandemic happened and the george floyd protests erupted, a college friend of mine was like, how do we help? and so, you know, we know food. we turned to food. we started to prepare food for protesters. when i'm preparing a meal and i'm serving it in a community where i've been told, thank you, without this i don't know how i would have eaten tonight -- that's a different kind of joy, but it is joy. >> who knew? i got in an uber to go to a beautiful new york city restaurant to talk to two chefs, and i met two activists. >> sure. i think food has always bee

we must get the congress to vote on the john lewis voting rights act. and the freedom to vote act.ade clear we cannot allow the filibuster to be an obstacle protecting that sacred right. last month, what would have been dr. king's 94th birthday, i spoke at the church of ebenezer for a sunday service. the next day on the holiday, i joined reverend sharp and the national action network to talk policy. today, we stand here with steph curry, a champion of the golden state warriors and continued the historic tradition of black athletes playing a role bigger than just the game they play, speaking out against racism, standing up for equality, empowering children and their families to be healthy. rallying the country against gun violence and faith in action, so much and more. we see the vibrancy of black culture and history enriching all american life. history that cannot be buried because it lives in the soul of this nation. it is who we are. it matters. as the gospel song saying, we have come too far from where we started, no one told me the road would be easy. i don't want to be rocked

that's the agonizing choice for john lewis, bludgeoned during the selma march and now a congressman. >> it was tough. it was tough. i supported president clinton and got to know hillary. it was one of the tough decisions of my political life. >> the clintons felt that they had deep inroads with the african-american community, and with reason. you remember in a certain new yorker magazine, toni morrison wrote that bill clinton was the first black president. said with some irony, said with all kinds of, but mostly with admiration, too. obama gives his speech at brown church, and hillary is down the street at another church. >> yes, that long march to freedom that began here has carried us a mighty long way. >> it's a contest. >> thank you. thank you. oh, giving all praise and honor to god for bringing us here today, i just want to talk a little bit about moses, and aaron, and joshua, because we are in the presence today of a lot of moses. we're in the presence today of giants whose shoulders we stand on. >> he begins paying tribute to what he calls the moses generation. who's moses? ma

john lewis was not unsuccessful julian bond was not unsuccessful. in fact one of the i don't know if this pieces in there, but i remember covering when i went to work for the new yorker and he had been in congress congressman and and you know civil rights movement and in political involvement and he gave a talk to a large crowd of people. and if you get the book, you can read about that. but he said we have made an impact nationally the civil rights movement. we have to back home and work in our local communities. and i think that's so critical. that advice from julian atlanta, julian bond is so, so important because i talk to my friends some of my friends who are so concerned about politics upcoming and where we might be going. so i said, well, what are you doing about are you out in the street? are you in newtown, which is the predominantly black community in florida, sarasota, where i live part of the year. are you in the street? are you feet the street? are you talking to people about? what's important about my husband again? am i sucking up to

okay, i've got a john lewis and sort out again.n. do you think is a good idea, think this is a good idea, francis? yeah, i do think it's a good idea. think, you know, good idea. i think, you know, when be honest, they when let's be honest, when they a a of the time men a divorce a lot of the time men we don't do is one and the divorce yeah yeah is divorce and yeah yeah that is that fact and i'm a mentor that is a fact and i'm a mentor activist and it means that some blokes will be able to get themselves back on their feet and bond you toaster. okay there we go we can i think we've just got time for one more. this one is from monday's male francis . is from monday's male francis. what earth is this ? so, yes. what on earth is this? so, yes. so this about how if your uncle turns out a more actually be good for you for squatting above the toilet seat to not using a pillow to follow in the wim hof technique of co showers. and they're saying that although he might make you feel uncomfortable , it might be uncomfortable, it might be unpl

we need to pass the john lewis voting rights and advancement act. in the freedom to vote act.n the tragic death of tyre nichols we are reminded once again we have to pass safeguards that were built into the george floyd policing act. this is what i did on the federal level. i signed the strongest executive order, ever to reform federal police practices. i did my job. how many more horrible tragedies , how many more ghastly videos do we have, needless deaths we have to see before congress steps up and does its job? i truly believe we are living in an inflection point in modern history. he comes along every four or five generations. where what happens in a short amount of time in a country or around the world has a fundamental effect on the next three to four decades. whether we are talking about dealing with the climate crisis. if we don't move on the climate crisis, we will see the north pole -- as the kids would say, we will see the glaciers melting. we will see sea levels rising up to three feet. that means we carry a heavy responsibility and it means we have an extraordinar

what john lewis . jerry. jerry. jerry. john lewis. jerry. jerry. jerry. jerry lewis.ther brother dead.is jerry lewis. the other brother dead. is that where there's. all right so the chuckle brother and he wants to chuckle now and he wants a career brother so he he's going to retire that he's never going to retire that he's never going to retire that he's going to keep going until he's going to keep going until he drops something and drag him off he wants more tv off stage. he wants more tv shows like fawlty reboots shows like fawlty towers reboots your up and he claims your people up and he claims that to the cancel that we need to end the cancel culture which is turning comedians dull because of these. but obviously not you. scott a lot of comedians have got a bit. well control happening, i have to say woke a set amount of times on this show. but isn't that because i think think that because i think i think probably right well i think when that because i think i think pro embrace ht well i think when that because i think i think pro embrace diversity think when that

okay, i've got a john lewis and sort out again.n. do you think is a good idea, think this is a good idea, francis? yeah, i do think it's a good idea. think, you know, good idea. i think, you know, when be honest, they when let's be honest, when they a a of the time men a divorce a lot of the time men we don't do is one and the divorce yeah yeah is divorce and yeah yeah that is that fact and i'm a mentor that is a fact and i'm a mentor activist and it means that some blokes will be able to get themselves back on their feet and bond you toaster. okay there we go we can i think we've just got time for one more. this one is from monday's male francis . is from monday's male francis. what earth is this ? so, yes. what on earth is this? so, yes. so this about how if your uncle turns out a more actually be good for you for squatting above the toilet seat to not using a pillow to follow in the wim hof technique of co showers. and they're saying that although he might make you feel uncomfortable , it might be uncomfortable, it might be unpl

what john lewis . jerry. jerry. jerry. john lewis. jerry. jerry. jerry. jerry lewis.ther brother dead.is jerry lewis. the other brother dead. is that where there's. all right so the chuckle brother and he wants to chuckle now and he wants a career brother so he he's going to retire that he's never going to retire that he's never going to retire that he's going to keep going until he's going to keep going until he drops something and drag him off he wants more tv off stage. he wants more tv shows like fawlty reboots shows like fawlty towers reboots your up and he claims your people up and he claims that to the cancel that we need to end the cancel culture which is turning comedians dull because of these. but obviously not you. scott a lot of comedians have got a bit. well control happening, i have to say woke a set amount of times on this show. but isn't that because i think think that because i think i think probably right well i think when that because i think i think pro embrace ht well i think when that because i think i think pro embrace diversity think when that

we all remember the story of john lewis who was on the freedom line, and alabama and was beaten withinf hilife. that i believe was in 1961. >> the white citizens who were witnesses to these kinds of incidents, there had to be people of good heart who would want to -- who were horrified by it, what presented that in these communities from coming forward and insisting that some justice be done? >> in many cases -- i cannot say many. let me not begin counting here. but we uncover cases in which white citizens fought the system. so in one case, out of birmingham, a man who was a sheriff, it was on his day off and you go to the barbershop and gets out of the barbershop and just spending time with his buddies in a barbershop and a black area in birmingham. and he is shot down by a police officer on the street. the officer tells the story about how he was attacked by the victim and the victim was drunk etc.. and so on. and the couple with whom he works, first of all the doctor did an autopsy establishing that the shooting took place that refuted the -- took place in a way that refuted the sto

for them to play the way they did, it was brilliant to see it speaks volumes about the way the john lewisresults will follow in the tone and amyjones i was running out of words to describe all amazing that was amber pakistan moves the field and they managed to find the boundary and 213 was phenomenal. the ball this did not want to be outdone today, did they stop you will absolutely, to back it up in the field with the ball, and i suppose the big talking point coming into this game. suppose the big talking point coming into this game-— into this game. setting the tone in the first over _ into this game. setting the tone in the first over and _ into this game. setting the tone in the first over and i _ into this game. setting the tone in the first over and i think— into this game. setting the tone in the first over and i think england l the first over and i think england will feel that's close to the perfect forms as they can get. band perfect forms as they can get. and headin: perfect forms as they can get. and heading into _ perfect forms as they can get. and heading into the knockout sta

finally, as always, i'm thinking of my friend, mentor, predecessor, the late congressman john lewis, and thinking how proud he must be watching us in this moment. mr. lewis often said we may not have chosen the time but the time has chosen us. and at this point in our nations history, this point in our democratic party, the time has poorly chosen the state of georgia and georgia continues to meet the moment. from delivering not one but two u.s. senators electoral college , 16 votes for president joe biden. [cheers and applause] you all, i am congresswoman nykeema williams and i am the proud chairwoman of the democratic party in georgia. >> thank you you, congressman. >> the great state of oregon. >> chair harrison, i promise to do you proud. watch me. my name is pete lee, vice chair for the party in oregon and on the dnc environment climate crisis counselor. briefly, a little context. when my parents emigrated to the u.s. about 50 years ago, we were not around for things like the horrors of slavery that i learned more about in charleston. that said, just because we weren't here, we ca

finally, my mentor, friend, and predecessor, john lewis, i'm thinking about how he proud -- how proud he must be in this moment. mr. lewis said we may not have chosen the time but the time has chosen us. at this point in our nations history and at this point in the democratic party, the time has chosen georgia and georgia continues to meet the moment. from delivering not one to -- but two u.s. senators, but 16 electoral college votes for president joe biden. i am nykeema williams and i am the proud chairwoman of the democratic party in georgia. >> chair harassment -- chair harris, i promise to do you proud. >> -- just briefly, a little context. when my parents emigrated to the u.s. about 50 years ago, we were not around for things like the horrors of slavery that i learned more about in charleston. that said, just because we weren't here, we came to america and became americans. we are proud americans. in order to truly be a proud american, that also means that my family and i now own the sins of our country's history. that includes slavery. i want to make sure that we don't bury the

ella, stokely carmichael, john lewis or king himself. in actuality most became violent. one could argue, in fact, that peaceful demonstration ins only incited rage and in the hearts of most white americans. this was, to say the least, sympathetic. and there were many appear to have been primarily on the margins, the movement, not the center. there is very little evidence then and now that black social agitation shifts hearts of large sects, of white americans. on the other hand, social did compel hundreds, thousands of blacks to join the cause of human freedom. this result definitely strengthen the civil rights movement and swelled the human tide toward the nation's capital. in the 1963 march on washington. but the fact that white hearts, the most part went unchanged meant that if blacks were to improve their social and economic condition, they would have to try another and we did. in december of 1955, black citizens of montgomery, alabama, staged the most incredible and the most successful boycott in american. they gathered and, decided not to ride public busses until t

so john has been the author of his truth is marching on john lewis and the power of hope, destiny and power the american odyssey of george herbert walker bush. thomas jefferson. the of power american andrew jackson. in the house, which won a pulitzer prize by the way american gospel and franklin, winston and others. his latest book and was light abraham and the american struggle. so random house book 676 pages and highly illustrated and is $40 and if you purchase this book while you're watching the show or afterward you might be on either c-span or on your channel. i lincoln bookshop, youtube. you will get this crafted book right that we have and that's our logo. it was produced by carl sandburg all those years ago back in the 1930s and john has these signed for and for you. so john, i want to begin by saying that the book design was really and we didn't expect how wonderful the design is. it's one of the real selling points behind beside your writing and for us, of course the goal and this is placed on beautiful as well. i love the paper and in our shop we have enough of them though

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john lewis said, if you see something that ain't right, do something about it.see something that needs to change, mayors can make a difference. i wanted to come today to focus briefly on the federal dollars. you've heard a lot of congratulations for the mlu, with the small business administration and the administrators doing an excellent job. would you do me a favor and give her another hand, please? they are doing an excellent job. i just want to give you a list, and give you the idea that all that we do in washington is really for all of you. it is for where their people are. we have already heard, cities, the heart of civilizations, where the action is, cities where the people are, and you are absolutely right. my one editorial comment -- and there are many of us who have come from city government in our prior life. what it is is, we want more direct funding for mayors and cities. we want to make sure that you get these dollars. help us, raise your voices. there is something called the stafford act, when we are in the middle of disasters. i know you've heard

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and then weeks after that presiding over the funeral of john lewis, our great hero. and so i have felt called to this work. and it's the reason i do it every single day. and. i am deeply honored to do it. and while i am, i enjoy the work i'm doing for me, the senate is just a it's the senate is another tool, but my project is the same that it's always been dancing and encouraging others to dance in the darkness. and i'm inspired to be here. i tell more of the story, by the way, in book a way out of no way. which is my memoir came out amazon dot com i'm just a kid. you got it. thank. this next question is from eli, who from for pastor moss, many black outlets generate revenue by focusing the blackness, focusing on the darkness of hate toward our communities. how do we explore possible without fearing the darkness limitations. there is a need and a necessity for us to learn how to us the resiliency and the brilliance that that's i find so beautiful about our history and our stories. i that we must learn how to traffic in our own stories and be able to share our own sto