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Congressman & Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Visits Little Rock, Endorses Clarke Tucker
Fox 16 ^ | By: Nathan Treece 

Posted on 08/20/2018 7:43:46 AM PDT by DCBryan1

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Georgia Congressman and Civil Rights icon John Lewis visited Little Rock Sunday to speak with members of the community at a rally in support of Second Congressional Seat candidate Clarke Tucker, who is running against incumbent Congressman French Hill.

Lewis spoke alongside Tucker during a rally held at Philander Smith College, saying, "It doesn't matter if you're Black, White, Latino, Asian American, or Native American - we must learn to live together as brothers and sisters."

Congressman Hill released the following statement in response to the Little Rock visit, and to Lewis' endorsement of the Clarke Tucker campaign for the 2nd Congressional seat:

"Congressman Lewis is a great American and a good man.

(Excerpt) Read more at fox16.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arkansas
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; ar; ar2018; arkansas; clarketucker; election2018; frenchhill; johnlewis; littlerock

1 posted on 08/20/2018 7:43:46 AM PDT by DCBryan1
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To: DCBryan1

“It doesn’t matter if you’re Black, White, Latino, Asian American, or Native American - we must learn to live together as brothers and sisters.”

LOL.

Precisely the opposite of his agenda.


2 posted on 08/20/2018 7:45:02 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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Why doesn’t ge try preaching that garbage in Chicago?


3 posted on 08/20/2018 7:48:39 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: DCBryan1
Civil Rights Icon John Lewis

Drink!

I'm starting to wonder if he has legally changed his name from "John Lewis" to "Civil Rights Icon John Lewis".

4 posted on 08/20/2018 7:51:13 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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Dang it! Beat me to it!

Yeah “John Lewis” to “Civil Rights Icon John Lewis”.

Kudos to you.


5 posted on 08/20/2018 8:14:59 AM PDT by EMI_Guy ("You have to slow down to go fast." - Kenny Roberts)
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To: ConservativeDude
John and the old guard of the civil rights movement still see Bull Connor, the hoses, etc everywhere they look.

A new group of leaders are needed within the AA community....though that may be hard to find a group not tainted by all of the identify politics they're taught in schools, social media, media and the former occupant of the white house.

6 posted on 08/20/2018 8:17:26 AM PDT by ealgeone
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