Progress Is Always Possible

Today reminds us that progress might be slow. It might take decades. But no matter what things might look like toda… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 16, 2020

HELL YES!

#SCOTUS rules that federal employment discrimination laws protect LGBT employees

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All Who Want To Serve Are Welcome

Every patriotic American who is qualified to serve in our military should be able to serve. Full stop.

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Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 26, 2017

JUST IN: Statement from former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter regarding transgender military service https://t.co/la4GCBaXPO

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NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) July 26, 2017

Tammy Duckworth: "If you are willing to risk your life for our country and you can do the job, you should be able t… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 26, 2017

Coretta Scott King’s Words

‘Hate Has No Home Here’

This. This is a picture. https://t.co/TaUrKyjFiY

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Gideon Turk (@GideonTurk) January 31, 2017

We Will Not Stand For Discrimination

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A Tweet Or Two

"Unless you're a Native American, your family came from someplace else" —@POTUS #ConstitutionDay #Immigration snpy.tv/1KPark5

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 17, 2015

Survivors aren’t statistics. They’re your friends. Your sisters. Your classmates. #ItsOnUs to stop sexual assault. http://t.co/h67Qz1z3rl

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Vice President Biden (@VP) September 17, 2015

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.@MayorMikeDuggan calls @JoeBiden Detroit's best friend. Credits him for full fleet of buses now in operation. 1st time in 20 years

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Taryn Asher Fox 2 (@TarynAsherFox2) September 17, 2015

Last of 80 new buses go on the road: DDOT makes full pull out for the first time in years detroitmi.gov/News/ArticleID… #DetroitTransit

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Mayor Mike Duggan (@MayorMikeDuggan) September 17, 2015

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A White House campaign will encourage legal immigrants to become U.S. citizens. That could add millions of voters. nyti.ms/1OzAQ58

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The New York Times (@nytimes) September 17, 2015

Honored to be part of this campaign! We can make America stand stronger Go to CommitToCitizenship.org #StandStrongerUS go.wh.gov/standstronger

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Diane Guerrero (@dianeguerrero__) September 17, 2015

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Thank @BruceFenton who offers $250k scholarship so Ahmad can attend a better school! #IStandWithAhmed http://t.co/CXkUNPvpzw

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Hasib N (@ahasnoor) September 17, 2015

Ahmed Mohamed is going to the White House — and then he's transferring schools theverge.com/2015/9/16/9341… http://t.co/DsCJ2z3ju0

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The Verge (@verge) September 16, 2015

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GOP: The party of hate, racism, prejudice, bigotry, and xenophobia

Trump reassures supporter that he'll be looking into getting rid of all the Muslims in the United States: http://t.co/geo3oxsV6G

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Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) September 17, 2015

The Republican front runner is now flirting with fascism and ethnic cleansing. But hey, keep those cameras rolling, great ratings!

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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 18, 2015

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"he kept us safe" http://t.co/ErAS7wLKJS

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Oliver Willis (@owillis) September 17, 2015

Fiorina won the debate b/c she delivered her factually mangled nonsense most confidently: vox.com/2015/9/16/9342…

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David Roberts (@drvox) September 17, 2015

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The Seattle cop who arrested black man carrying golf club as a cane was fired for racial bias. nydn.us/1ND8bwS http://t.co/gf4G1v2UGj

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New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) September 16, 2015

#SandraBland grand jury judge faults new selection system | @tlangford: trib.it/1ixq7fu http://t.co/FLc0dgHHKF

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Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) September 17, 2015

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UPDATE: Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, delaying first hike since 2006 nbcnews.to/1LAAIx2

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NBC News (@NBCNews) September 17, 2015

2015 is on its way to being the hottest year ever recorded nbcnews.to/1LjTlcU http://t.co/KY85WWV3nN

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NBC News (@NBCNews) September 17, 2015

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Here's what you should know about Edith Jones, Ted Cruz's dream Supreme Court Justice goo.gl/vRBve http://t.co/eiYYNWAhfp

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ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) September 17, 2015

Ted Cruz says he would have nominated Edith Jones instead of John Roberts to the Supreme Court. #GOPDebate http://t.co/4uLagKgYBM

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Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) September 17, 2015

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23 VA high schoolers suspended for violating dress code by wearing Confederate flag attire bit.ly/1iSKML7 http://t.co/IVIPQqMSAt

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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 17, 2015

Feds arrest friend of Charleston shooter Dylann Roof bit.ly/1FQkQV8 http://t.co/GS5y9jNyD2

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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 17, 2015

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Syrian refugee tripped by Hungarian camerawoman starts new life as football coach in Spain u.afp.com/ZqhD http://t.co/whtiFONJnj

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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) September 17, 2015

"Computer problems" ground American Airlines flights across the US, Federal Aviation Administration says bbc.in/1QJd8m6

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BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) September 17, 2015

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Venus and Serena Williams have combined for 28 Grand Slam titles. To put that in perspective, you and your sister have 0 Grand Slam titles.

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God (@TheTweetOfGod) September 09, 2015

Jeb Bush smoked pot. Now he's Jeb Bush. Don't smoke pot. #GOPDebate

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God (@TheTweetOfGod) September 17, 2015

A Tweet Or Two

Reminder: The unemployment rate is now lower than at any point in Reagan's presidency. bit.ly/1QAAj26 #OMGOP http://t.co/D8mFEIykjU

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The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) September 16, 2015

This, by @petesouza, is the most Norman Rockwell photo ever taken of Obama meeting a child. boingboing.net/2015/09/14/sur… http://t.co/RAyRrTt8PM

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Boing Boing (@BoingBoing) September 14, 2015

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Under the leadership of President Obama’s Opening Doors plan we've decreased veteran homelessness by 33 percent. #HUDat50

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Julián Castro (@SecretaryCastro) September 09, 2015

How tiny Xavier University sends more African-American students to medical school than any other college in the U.S. nyti.ms/1JZIp1Z

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The New York Times (@nytimes) September 10, 2015

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Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.

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President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2015

@POTUS run for president again.

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trey (@trreeey) September 16, 2015

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Welcome to America where white kids can walk around holding guns, but a Muslim kid is criminalized for using his brains

A Muslim boy was arrested at school in TX because teachers thought his homemade clock was a bomb. #IStandWithAhmed amp.twimg.com/v/46de5ddf-01d…

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AJ+ (@ajplus) September 16, 2015

Ahmed and us at the Robotics Competition in Dallas #IStandWithAhmed http://t.co/SkI3I8DDo8

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مرام (@queen_hijabi_) September 16, 2015

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President Obama stands with Ahmed Mohamed bit.ly/1Ofstwi http://t.co/47wFg75RDO

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Mic (@micnews) September 16, 2015

Ahmed, come visit us at Facebook! Zuck wants to meet you. facebook.com/zuck/posts/101… http://t.co/RLHNrvF0PY

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Liz Heron (@lheron) September 16, 2015

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Good morning, all. Great to see an outpouring of support. You can tell Ahmed & family how you'd like to help, here: goo.gl/forms/SR9E43bp…

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Anil Dash (@anildash) September 16, 2015

The police department that saw Ahmed Mohamed as a threat. Irving officers: 84.8 percent white. Irving residents: almost 70 percent minority.

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Ed Timms (@EdTimms1) September 16, 2015

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Hey Ahmed, give me a call in a couple years. We could always use smart, curious & creative people. twitter.com/anildash/statu…

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Bobak Ferdowsi (@tweetsoutloud) September 16, 2015

We need to be encouraging young engineers, not putting them in handcuffs. #IStandWithAhmed

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Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) September 16, 2015

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This is what happens when you refuse to see the humanity in black children

Black children get less pain medication than white children in ER, researchers say nbcnews.to/1URkaFS http://t.co/OvLjes0LcJ

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NBC News (@NBCNews) September 14, 2015

@NBCNews That is horrifying. I once (never again) shadowed a Dr who admitted to prioritizing blonde, blue-eyed children above other patients

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M. (@malimuffinbaby_) September 15, 2015

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Stephen Colbert wore a Black Lives Matter bracelet on Friday's episode of "The Late Show" bit.ly/1OKYhXa http://t.co/N3KSi3am9q

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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 12, 2015

“What it’s actually like to be a Black employee at a tech company” by @marksluckie marksluckie/what-it-s-actually-like-to-be-a-black-employee-at-a-tech-company-e32bb222818b"> medium.com@marksluckie/w…

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Baratunde (@baratunde) September 15, 2015

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Damn

NYPD releases video of James Blake being arrested. http://t.co/OD4HQINlJy

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Ryan Ruggiero (@RyanRuggiero) September 11, 2015

A real masterpiece of the rhetorical genre from Sarah Palin: http://t.co/uAI4NzPLX3

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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 10, 2015

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Bravo and thank you, Shonda Rhimes

When you look up BOSS, BAD-ASS, QUEEN and GAMECHANGER in my dictionary, there's a picture of the lady in burgundy. http://t.co/1a6NK56egi

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Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) September 02, 2015

Check out the new #TGIT campaign poster & get ready for an epic night of TV on Sept. 24th! #HowDoYouTGIT 💉🍷🔪 http://t.co/MI6MCod0Mk

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Scandal (@ScandalABC) September 06, 2015

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OMG!

The official #Scandal Season 5 Trailer has arrived. #TGIT 💉🍷🔪 amp.twimg.com/v/ac2b6714-9e8…

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Scandal (@ScandalABC) September 11, 2015

The official #HTGAWM Season 2 Trailer has arrived. #TGIT 💉🍷🔪 amp.twimg.com/v/df1156f1-305…

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How To Get Away ABC (@HowToGetAwayABC) September 11, 2015

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Remember the #refugee tripped by camerawoman in #Hungary? He's been offered a job coaching football in Madrid. m.rte.ie/news/2015/0916…

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Anisa Subedar (@OnlyAnisa) September 16, 2015

Both of these photos were taken in Texas. Let that sink in for a moment. #IStandWithAhmed http://t.co/NQCZ9rW2lw

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Muhammad ShehrOze ツ (@Shehr0ze) September 16, 2015

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Bravo, VP Biden

.@realDonaldTrump's remarks about Mexican immigrants appeal to "baser side of human nature," says @VP Joe Biden. cnn.it/1iu4e0R.

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CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 16, 2015

White House: Obama "has better things to do" than watch the GOP debate hill.cm/NJm8rdn http://t.co/mgNLYtU8Pd

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The Hill (@thehill) September 15, 2015

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Time for the Senate to do the right thing, and confirm the one and only Gayle Smith -- a global hero. nytimes.com/2015/09/11/wor…

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Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) September 15, 2015

Laurene Powell Jobs Commits $50 Million to Create New High Schools nyti.ms/1UQfnEI

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meta (@metaquest) September 15, 2015

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We The People: The President Speaks

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President Barack Obama: President Obama’s Letter To The Editor

‘We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union. …’’ It’s a cruel irony that the words that set our democracy in motion were used as part of the so-called literacy test designed to deny Rosanell and so many other African-Americans the right to vote. Yet more than 70 years ago, as she defiantly delivered the Preamble to our Constitution, Rosanell also reaffirmed its fundamental truth. What makes our country great is not that we are perfect, but that with time, courage and effort, we can become more perfect. What makes America special is our capacity to change. Nearly three decades after Rosanell testified to her unbroken faith in this country, that faith was vindicated.

The Voting Rights Act put an end to literacy tests and other forms of discrimination, helping to close the gap between our promise that all of us are created equal and our long history of denying some of us the right to vote. The impact was immediate, and profound — the percentage of African-Americans registered to vote skyrocketed in the years after the Voting Rights Act was passed. But as Rutenberg chronicles, from the moment the ink was dry on the Voting Rights Act, there has been a concentrated effort to undermine this historic law and turn back the clock on its progress. I am where I am today only because men and women like Rosanell Eaton refused to accept anything less than a full measure of equality. Their efforts made our country a better place. It is now up to us to continue those efforts. Congress must restore the Voting Rights Act.

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Yes. President Obama pens letter to @NYTmag on the violence done to the Voting Rights Act and what must happen next. nyti.ms/1gz6Adc

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Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) August 12, 2015

"Congress must restore the Voting Rights Act." —@POTUS in @NYTmag: nyti.ms/1L5jU6l #VRA50 http://t.co/c2H4ZSJiZx

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 12, 2015

Rest In Peace, Power, And Greatness, Julian Bond

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Roy Reed: Julian Bond, Former N.A.A.C.P. Chairman And Civil Rights Leader, Dies At 75

Julian Bond, a former chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a charismatic figure of the 1960s civil rights movement, a lightning rod of the anti-Vietnam War campaign and a lifelong champion of equal rights for minorities, died on Saturday night, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75. Mr. Bond died in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., after a brief illness, the center said in a statement Sunday morning. He was one of the original leaders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, while he was a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He moved from the militancy of the student group to the top leadership of the establishmentarian N.A.A.C.P. Along the way, he was a writer, poet, television commentator, lecturer, college teacher, and persistent opponent of the stubborn remnants of white supremacy.

He also served for 20 years in the Georgia Legislature, mostly in conspicuous isolation from white colleagues who saw him as an interloper and a rabble-rouser. Mr. Bond’s wit, cool personality and youthful face became familiar to millions of television viewers during the 1960s and 1970s; he was described as dashing, handsome and urbane. On the strength of his personality and quick intellect, he moved to the center of the civil rights action in Atlanta, the unofficial capital of the movement, at the height of the struggle for racial equality in the early 1960s. Moving beyond demonstrations, he became a founder, with Morris Dees, of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal advocacy organization in Montgomery, Ala. Mr. Bond was its president from 1971 to 1979 and remained on its board for the rest of his life.

When he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1965 — along with seven other black members — furious white members of the House refused to let him take his seat, accusing him of disloyalty. He was already well known because of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s stand against the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. That touched off a national drama that ended in 1966, when the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision ordered the legislature to seat him, saying it had denied him freedom of speech. He went on to serve 20 years in the two houses of the legislature. As a lawmaker, he sponsored bills to establish a sickle cell anemia testing program and to provide low-interest home loans to low-income Georgians. He also helped create a majority-black congressional district in Atlanta.

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Julian Bond, a former N.A.A.C.P. chairman and civil rights leader, has died at 75 nyti.ms/1Nyin6h http://t.co/w3qHEqfT9G

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The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2015

The NAACP mourns the passing of Chairman Julian Bond, civil rights titan and our brother. May he rest in eternal peace.

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NAACP (@NAACP) August 16, 2015

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Julian Bond was one of a kind. We worked together in the Civil Rights Movement and he became one of my closest and dearest friends.

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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 16, 2015

We went through a difficult period during our campaign for Congress in 1986, but many years ago we emerged even closer.

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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 16, 2015

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Julian was so smart, so gifted, and so talented. He was deeply committed to making our country a better country.

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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 16, 2015

Julian Bond's leadership and his spirit will be deeply missed.

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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 16, 2015

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"Julian Bond helped change this country for the better. And what better way to be remembered than that." —@POTUS: http://t.co/Td1ig20iSz

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 16, 2015

Julian Bond & @repjohnlewis registering black voters in the South in early 1970s with the Voter Education Project http://t.co/UDdPDQeQCA

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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) August 16, 2015

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Julian Bond at the GA State House when the assembly voted to bar him from his seat due to his anti-war stance, 1966. http://t.co/JagdvAeNtg

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Robert Greene II (@robgreeneII) August 16, 2015

Julian Bond's lifetime can't be summarized in a Tweet. All we can say is thank you & a job well done. Rest in power. http://t.co/3tJlOxEEX5

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Justice League NYC (@NYjusticeleague) August 16, 2015

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We’re very sad to announce the passing of civil rights icon Julian Bond. We’ve lost a champion sp.lc/QX8aB http://t.co/FIuuSnL8lz

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SPLC (@splcenter) August 16, 2015

Remembering Julian Bond: profile of the civil rights leader before his 30th birthday in 1970. nyti.ms/1DVg4dC http://t.co/qI1dBmJk9C

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NYT Archives (@NYTArchives) August 16, 2015

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1989: Julian Bond delivered the dedication speech at the @CivilRightsCntr in Montgomery. Read: sp.lc/QXshR http://t.co/ftZygctUZm

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SPLC (@splcenter) August 16, 2015

Civil Rights Icon & Longtime @NAACP executive Julian Bond has passed. MLK to President @BarackObama #inspiration http://t.co/a1lz60uBlK

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ESHE MAGAZINE (@ESHEmagazine) August 16, 2015

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You can watch parts 2-6 by clicking on the video and watching it on Youtube

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#JulianBond, a friend & fellow traveler who with courage, set the moral & academic tone of our generation. RIP http://t.co/V2OKZMYNiW

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Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) August 16, 2015

Sad to hear that Julian Bond (civil rights activist/NAACP board chairman) has passed away. Condolences to his family. http://t.co/1ORiclI6p0

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Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) August 16, 2015

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See civil rights leader Julian Bond's life in photos ti.me/1HPsgr7

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TIME.com (@TIME) August 16, 2015

So profoundly sad to learn of the passing of the great Julian Bond. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/j… - he was equal parts kind, brilliant and fierce.

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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 16, 2015

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Civil rights icon Julian Bond dies age 75 - cbsn.ws/1JZPHnP http://t.co/5z3kaWT5CX

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CBS News (@CBSNews) August 16, 2015

Civil rights activist Julian Bond is dead at 75 ti.me/1UM1PvR

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TIME.com (@TIME) August 16, 2015

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Farewell to Julian Bond. http://t.co/zreHheBFyy

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Yakyu Night Owl (@YakyuNightOwl) August 16, 2015

And here's an image of Paul Robeson with Julian Bond as a young boy. http://t.co/1ctmHi6oBV

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Robert Greene II (@robgreeneII) August 16, 2015

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We have lost a civil rights giant in Julian Bond. And the best way to honor his memory is to pass the Voting Rights Act.

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Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) August 16, 2015

Julian Bond, Civil Rights icon, has passed away at the age of 75. RIP. http://t.co/nkZMLUGwKX

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 16, 2015