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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
and I'm sure that, of all the people here, there is not a single individual that can more,

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not necessarily eloquently but by, experience, by the things that, he has done and the trials and tribulations that he is going through.

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By the very fact that he epitomizes th-- the perhaps the youthful struggle in the cause for freedom, perhaps this is why there are more young people involved in the cause for freedom today than ever before.

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it's because of the dynamic leadership and the ever-presence of John Lewis, praise John

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{SPEAKER name="Audience"}
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
John Lewis ladies and gentlemen is the president of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

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and if there is any group that have born more of the burden of the struggle, trying to advance this race of ours toward full citizenship, none of us know about it.

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We are proud to stand side by side with John Lewis, proud to stand with our arms around him here in Hattiesburg Mississippi and pledge to him,

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our unyielding support for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and all of the trials and tribulations.

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all of the bruises and beatings and jailings and all of the other many inconveniences that he personally has gone through and that the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee epitomizes.

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We're proud to bring John Lewis ladies and gentlemen

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{SPEAKER name="Audience"}
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{SPEAKER name="John Lewis"}
First, I like to further bring you greetings from the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and in particular the office staff.

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When we left Atlanta this morning, on making the decision to leave on last night, the majority of the members of our office staff wanted to come here and some of the people are on there way here now