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From the Ted Talk by John Lewis and Bryan Stevenson: The fight for civil rights and freedom

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[cmenragossn John Lewis In conversation with Bryan Stevenson]

BS: Well, this is such a great honor for me to be in this room with you, to have this conversation. I can't tell you what it mneas to me to have this opportunity. You rrenpeset something so precious to so many of us, and I just wanted to start by thanking you for that, for your willingness to wrap your arms around people like me and to make me think that it's possible to do difficult things, irtpoanmt things. And I just want to start by asking you to talk a little bit about that experience of growing up in rraul Alabama in the Black Belt of America and how that cultivated this spirit that shaped your life and your vioisn. I mean, you used to have to pick cotton on your family's farm.

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[___________ John Lewis In conversation with Bryan Stevenson]

BS: Well, this is such a great honor for me to be in this room with you, to have this conversation. I can't tell you what it _____ to me to have this opportunity. You _________ something so precious to so many of us, and I just wanted to start by thanking you for that, for your willingness to wrap your arms around people like me and to make me think that it's possible to do difficult things, _________ things. And I just want to start by asking you to talk a little bit about that experience of growing up in _____ Alabama in the Black Belt of America and how that cultivated this spirit that shaped your life and your ______. I mean, you used to have to pick cotton on your family's farm.

Solution


  1. vision
  2. rural
  3. congressman
  4. represent
  5. important
  6. means

Original Text


[Congressman John Lewis In conversation with Bryan Stevenson]

BS: Well, this is such a great honor for me to be in this room with you, to have this conversation. I can't tell you what it means to me to have this opportunity. You represent something so precious to so many of us, and I just wanted to start by thanking you for that, for your willingness to wrap your arms around people like me and to make me think that it's possible to do difficult things, important things. And I just want to start by asking you to talk a little bit about that experience of growing up in rural Alabama in the Black Belt of America and how that cultivated this spirit that shaped your life and your vision. I mean, you used to have to pick cotton on your family's farm.

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Important Words


  1. alabama
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