Article 6123G On the 4th of July, Remember John Lewis' Warning About Jan. 6th.

On the 4th of July, Remember John Lewis' Warning About Jan. 6th.

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Gevin Reynolds and Jeff Nussbaum
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Moments before standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial at the 1963 March on Washington, John Lewis frantically re-worked his remarks in response to organizers' fears that his words were too incendiary. Among the many changes Lewis made, he replaced the line,

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