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erpowers

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Tue Jan 17, 2017, 04:26 PM Jan 2017

Petula Dvorak: Where was Donald Trump when John Lewis was fighting for civil rights? Lets compare.

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At New York Military Academy in Cornwall, N.Y., Donald Trump won a “neatness and order medal.”

That same year, John Lewis became one of the original 13 Freedom Riders, defying laws that prohibited blacks and whites from sitting next to each other on public transportation.

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In 1981, Trump bought a 14-story building facing New York City’s Central Park and began a campaign to drive out the rent-stabilized tenants so he could begin gutting and renovating the building. According to lawsuits, Trump cut heat and water to the remaining tenants.

In 1981, John Lewis was elected to the Atlanta City Council.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/donald-trump-vs-john-lewis-one-is-a-legend-the-other-is-a-lightweight/2017/01/16/b077781a-dbf4-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html?postshare=8861484629987433&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.95ba00707fde

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Petula Dvorak: Where was Donald Trump when John Lewis was fighting for civil rights? Lets compare. (Original Post) erpowers Jan 2017 OP
John Lewis is a real leader. Trump isn't fit to lead a Starbucks. Initech Jan 2017 #1
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