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Told us the philosophy and discipline. and he kept saying respect and dignity and worth every human being. even if someone beat you. throw you in jail. the look them in the eye. and respect them. lawson's group began sit-ins at lunch counters in downtown nashville in early 1960. lewis and the other students filled the counters. tried to order food and then took whatever abuse was hurdle hurled at them. and the 20-year-old lewis was arrested for the first time in february 18960 his parent were shocked. >> lot of people of color were afraid of what could happen. he could die. they could lose the...

Dignity and the worth of every human being. even if someone beat you, throw you in jail, look them in the eye and respect them. >> lawson's group began sit-ins at lunch counters in downtown nashville in early 1960. lewis and the other students filled the counters, tried to order food, and then took whatever abuse was hurled at them. and the 20-year-old lewis was arrested for the first time in february 1960, his parents were shocked. >> lot of people of color were afraid of what could happen. he could die. they could lose the land or any number of terrible consequences. >> reporter: but lewis a...

Experts this morning say the quake in chile was five more powerful than the one that levelled haiti last month. >> and this is the parking garage of an apartment building. this is one of the most powerful earthquakes ever measured and struck two miles outside the capital of santiago. look at that. >> residents woke this morning to more of this, aftershocks. this is a region that those what powerful earthquakes are all about, and the most powerful quake on record hit the same area of may 1960. >> yeah, and so for everybody caught in the earthquake, you know that feeling of helplessness. well, w...

In the region, making it the second largest population center in that country. the area is not a stranger at all to violent earthquakes and conception was moved after its buildings were totally erased by earthquakes numerous times. chile holds the record for the largest earthquake in the world. a magnitude 9.5 quake struck the south american country. that happened in may 1960 and killed more than 1600 people. the quake triggering tsunami warning, thousands of miles away, in fact. right now hawaii, along with other pacific islands, are bracing for a potentially dangerous tsunami. the first wave...

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