How did you think we had Civil rights movement? How do you think we got the ability to come here and become citizens? Somebody protested. How do you think we have the vote? Somebody protested and died so that we have the vote. So. And guess what? When we got the vote. Those were mostly young people. You know, Martin Luther King was 29 years old. That's not very old. Right. (21:49–21:53)
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Asserts that voting rights were achieved through protests and sacrifices.
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