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It required criticism in this great nation and its laws to move toward a greater sense of equality in america. we had to sit in. we had to stand in. we had to march. that's why more than 50 years ago a group of unarmed citizens, black and white, gather on march 7, 1965, in an orderly and peaceful nonviolent fashion to walk from selma to montgomery, alabama, to dramatize to the nation and to the world that we wanted to register to vote. wanted to become participants in a democratic process. we were beaten, tear gassed,

Public life, senator sessions has proven himself unfit to serve in a role as attorney general. i would not have the opportunity to testify today if not for men like john lewis who was beaten within an inch of his life in his pursuit for the right to vote for african-americans. it's a shame that he must sit here and relitigate this 50 years later. we sit here as the prodigy of men and women who were bought, sold, enslaved, raped, tortured, beaten, and lynched. black people were bought as chattel and considered three-fifths of a human being. however, we have been able to endure and largely overc...

American democracy. i know that you do not take this responsibility lightly. before i jump into my substantive testimony, i want to address two timely issues. first, i want to express my concerns about being made to testify at the very end of the witness panels. to have a senator, a house member, and a living civil rights legend testify at the end of all of this is the equivalent of being made to go to the back of the bus. it is a petty strategy and the record should reflect my consternation at the unprecedented process that brought us here. my record on equality speaks for icht itself, and i ...

Remain true to his message of inclusion, universal equality, then yes there's a chance. i truly feel that there is a powerful spirit at work in this man. and you cannot in the end avoid this question if you'll pursue the directions that he's going. he's laying the groundwork for it. >> chris, what about the fact this pope is so popular with twitter? he's got over 7 million followers. is this now the pope who we'll be calling the one for the internet age? >> absolutely. my good friend michael writes for "the boston globe." his ability to communicate messages short, communeicable and accessible ...