Rep. John Lewis: 'There were some who said we couldn't make it happen, but we did it.'

The Washington Post 2016-09-26

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Civil rights icon, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) exclaimed "we did it" during his remarks at the opening ceremony of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Sept. 24. In 1988, Lewis introduced legislation to establish the museum.
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