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Feb

Don’t Come For John Lewis If He Didn’t Send For You

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Tags: 2016 Elections, Clinton, john, John Lewis, lewis, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, sanders, tweets

BernieBros out here calling John Lewis a disgrace. John Lewis did more on any TUESDAY in the 60's than you will do in your entire ashy life.
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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) February 11, 2025

John Lewis took to the streets ready to die for Black liberation. You're an asshole on Twitter.
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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) February 11, 2025

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There are plenty of reasons to disagree with John Lewis's endorsement of Clinton. But what you're not gonna do is impugn his legacy.
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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) February 11, 2025

These are the same assholes, by the way, who wouldn't let the man speak at an OWS rally five years ago or whatever.
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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) February 11, 2025

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You can disagree with John Lewis' approach to supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton without being racist towards him. Thanks, management.
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Terrell J. Starr (@Russian_Starr) February 11, 2025

If you think about it, why would John Lewis have seen Bernie? Bernie was some student. He wasn't w/ MLK like that. And thats the point.
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Elon James White (@elonjames) February 11, 2025

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No matter who you are or who you're voting for, you should honestly think twice about your choices in life if you're attacking @repjohnlewis
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John Dingell (@JohnDingell) February 12, 2025

Gotta say, attacking our sitting President AND a civil rights icon in the same day is one hell of a Democratic primary election strategy.
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John Dingell (@JohnDingell) February 12, 2025

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Young John Lewis wasn't checking Foursquare check-ins to see who actually came to the marches. He was busy not trying to get killed.
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Nichelle Stephens (@niche) February 11, 2025

John Lewis is deserving of respect. Show the man some goddamn respect.
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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) February 11, 2025

Aug

Commemorating The 50th Anniversary Of The Voting Rights Act

By Nerdy Wonka 99 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos
Tags: #VRA50, Barack Obama, John Lewis, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, tweets, Voting Rights Act, VRA

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President Barack Obama speaks during an event at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building August 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Obama spoke on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and proclaimed September 22 to be National Voter Registration Day

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50 years ago today, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, securing the right to vote for millions of African Americans.
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President Obama (@POTUS) August 06, 2025

Before 1965, African Americans faced poll taxes, literacy tests, or having to count jellybeans in a jar when they tried to register to vote.
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President Obama (@POTUS) August 06, 2025

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President Barack Obama hugs Rep. John Lewis as Attorney General Loretta Lynch looks on

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Heroes like @RepJohnLewis, Dr. King, and countless others sacrificed so that all of our voices could be heard. http://t.co/L7kxtWQlYW
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President Obama (@POTUS) August 06, 2025

.@POTUS I was just trying to help out. We all can make a contribution. We must find a way out of no way & get in what I call #goodtrouble
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 06, 2025

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Thank you for all you've done to protect our sacred right to vote. It's as important today as it's ever been. twitter.com/repjohnlewis/s…
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President Obama (@POTUS) August 06, 2025

At this time 50 yrs ago today, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law. http://t.co/TBcsbgplSy
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 06, 2025

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There is a deliberate, systematic effort to make it harder & more difficult for some people to vote. We must #RestoreTheVRA #VRA50
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 06, 2025

Our vote is the foundation of democracy. A just & fair society requires the removal of any & all barriers to the ballot box. #RestoreTheVRA
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 06, 2025

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.@RepJohnLewis is taking over the White House @Instagram. Follow along → instagram.com/p/6Dh4UIwikP/ #VRA50 http://t.co/J6DLTbPQiy
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 06, 2025

RT if you agree: The right to vote is sacred. Every American deserves equal access to the polls. #VRA50 amp.twimg.com/v/dd788f2c-319…
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 06, 2025

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Medgar Evers. Fannie Lou Hamer. Bob Moses. James Chaney. Andrew Goodman. Michael Schwerner. We salute you. #VRA50 http://t.co/03r2cBgDLP
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Vice President Biden (@VP) August 06, 2025

The right to vote is the most fundamental right. It's the right from which all others flow. whitehouse.gov/the-press-offi… http://t.co/CstxRBEijN
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Vice President Biden (@VP) August 06, 2025

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JUST IN: President Obama proclaims September 22 National Voter Registration Day. #VRA50 nbcnews.to/1DtAMRV
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(@msnbc) August 06, 2025

"Do not succumb to cynicism. Heroic things happen when people get involved." —@POTUS on the importance of voting http://t.co/4Rl7bI9vuj
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 06, 2025

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As 50 yrs ago when LBJ signed VRA, we must live up to the promise of our democracy & act swiftly to #RestoreTheVRA! goo.gl/W1yK0m
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Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) August 06, 2025

50 years ago, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. It's time to restore it. #RestoreTheVRA #VRA50 snpy.tv/1IocQhu
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 06, 2025

Mar

Pete Souza: Selma

By Chipsticks 143 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #Selma50, Barack Obama, First, john, John Lewis, Lady, lewis, Malia, Marian, Marian Robinson, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, pete, Pete Souza, photos, President, robinson, Sasha, selma, souza

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In Selma, the President greets former foot soldier Amelia Boynton Robinson, 103 years old, backstage before the ceremony

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See all of Pete Souza’s photos and his commentary from Selma here

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The President speaks to the foot soldiers who attended the 50th anniversary event.

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The President hugs Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., as her parents, Martin Luther King III and Andrea Waters look on

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Rep. John Lewis holds hands with President Obama during a prayer at the ceremony.

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Mar

Selma: The Words Of A Hero

By Nerdy Wonka 137 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos
Tags: #Selma50, bridge, civil rights, Edmund Pettus Bridge, John Lewis, lewis, Political And Funny Tweets, selma, speech, tweets, voting, Voting Rights Act

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50 yrs ago today, we set out to march from Selma to Montgomery to dramatize to the nation that people of color were denied the right to vote
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2025

Before we left a little church called Brown Chapel AME, we knelt and joined together in prayer. #Selma50 http://t.co/lNuu8VU6bg
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2025

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About 600 of us left Brown Chapel AME to walk in an orderly, peaceful, nonviolent fashion. #Selma50
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2025

When we got to the apex of the bridge, down below we saw a sea of blue... #Selma50 http://t.co/pI8rIB9K0f
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2025

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... Alabama State Troopers #Selma50 http://t.co/BuPxSRAOOx
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2025

When we came within hearing distance, a trooper identified himself and said, "I'm Major John Cloud of the Alabama State Troopers" #Selma50
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2025

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Feb

A Tweet or Two

By Nerdy Wonka 131 Comments

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"I loved Spock." —President Obama #RIPLeonardNimoy #LLAP http://t.co/vmwjnQ3Zm3
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 27, 2025

Rest in peace with the stars, my dear friend. http://t.co/D2dVG6I9Xi
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George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) February 27, 2025

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His last tweet. Just perfect. He gave joy to millions of people. May he rest in peace

A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP
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Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) February 23, 2025

"Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy." —President Obama #LLAP
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 27, 2025

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The spirit of Spock will live long and prosper. #RIPLeonardNimoy #LLAP http://t.co/WyqQgTNDod
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 27, 2025

RIP Leonard Nimoy. So many of us at NASA were inspired by Star Trek. Boldly go... go.nasa.gov/10F4Ci0 http://t.co/nMmFMKYv1L
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(@NASA) February 27, 2025

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A legend lost. May he rest in peace

First black NBA player Earl Lloyd dies at 86 buff.ly/1LRYGpX http://t.co/UwdgxSAHne
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The Root (@TheRoot) February 27, 2025

55 years ago today, I was arrested for the first time for protesting segregated lunch counters in downtown Nashville. http://t.co/qxkB6B81Gb
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) February 27, 2025

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On this day in 1967, KKK bomb killed NAACP leader Wharlest Jackson in Natchez, Mississippi. clarionledger.com/story/journeyt… http://t.co/5viYaXs3M2
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Jerry Mitchell (@JMitchellNews) February 27, 2025

#BlackLove RT @DavidNelsonNews: Husband, 108, wife, 105, celebrate 82 years married usatoday.com/story/news/nat… http://t.co/HugNLjpr4C
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EBONY (@EBONYMag) February 27, 2025

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#BHM Marian Anderson, celebrated opera singer and goodwill ambassador was born today in 1897 afrovoices.com/anderson.html http://t.co/5H7pDXpKBI
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The Crisis Magazine (@thecrisismag) February 27, 2025

#BHM2015 Dexter Gordon, Academy Award-nominee and bebop pioneer was born #OnThisDay in 1923 pbs.org/jazz/biography… http://t.co/jzEqMJNEXJ
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The Crisis Magazine (@thecrisismag) February 27, 2025

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Pres. Obama to take daughters to Selma, remind them of "obligations" to fight for justice cbsn.ws/1DyQdnz http://t.co/bANJOyLQ6Y
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CBS News (@CBSNews) February 27, 2025

Holder: Standard in federal civil rights cases is 'too high' usatoday.com/story/news/201…
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deray mckesson (@deray) February 27, 2025

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Aug

A Historic Day In Images

By Nerdy Wonka 136 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Let Freedom Ring 2013
Tags: al, al. sharpton, Barack Obama, eric, Eric Holder, John Lewis, King, March, March On Washington, martin, Martin Luther King III, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Jr., Myrlie, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Rev. Al Sharpton, trayvon, Trayvon Martin

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

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Rev. Al Sharpton links arms with Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), as they are joined by other civil rights activists and politicians to march during the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial

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Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks at a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

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Sabrina Fulton, mother of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, speaks at the podium in front of the Lincoln Memorial

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Hamil Harris: William Allison, 92, came to today’s march with same sign he marched with in ’63

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His last tweet. Just perfect. He gave joy to millions of people. May he rest in peace

A legend lost. May he rest in peace

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