They saw America as moving through time by moving through and progressing over time. When the Constitution was first written, the only people that could vote were white male property owners. Since that time, through tremendous struggle and sometimes violence, ask John Lewis or the early suffragettes that were imprisoned, that circle of who could vote, of who could participate, has gradually grown. And that, to me, is the heart of the American journey. And that's the heart of what we must understand and recognize in order to know our history and not live our entire lives as a child. (08:01–08:19)
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Asserts that voting rights have expanded over time through struggle and sometimes violence.
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