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What did you want to be when you were growing up?

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John Lewis U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1987–2020; Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963–1966
When I was growing up I wanted to be a minister. I wanted to preach.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Chicago, 10 June 2004 source ↗

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