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Rep. John Lewis’ Speech At 50th Anniversary Of March On Washington (VIDEO)

by Igor Bobic

08.28.13 | 12:08 pm

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., is seen in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2009.

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who spoke at the 1963 March on Washington, on Wednesday reflected on how far America had progressed since the day Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his monumental “I Have A Dream” speech at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

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Igor Bobic Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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