Lion - Fall 2019 - John Lewis Inspires, Challenges Graduates at 160th Commencement

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Representative John R. Lewis, the renowned congressman and civil rights icon from Georgia, was the keynote speaker for Lincoln University's 160th Commencement. His message of adding a fourth L, “love,” to Lincoln's “Learn. Liberate. Lead.” motto was heartfelt and inspiring to the graduates. 

During his address, he encouraged students to follow in the footsteps of the Lincoln graduates who fought for civil rights and encouraged students to “get in good trouble” and to “march today so others can march tomorrow.”

“Use your education as a non-violent tool to help change America, and to help change our world,” said Lewis. “You can do it, and you must do it.” 

Commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient Representative John Lewis, a civil rights icon, addresses the Lincoln University Class of 2019 on May 5. 

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Lincoln University, the nation’s first degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU), educates and empowers students to lead their communities and change the world. Lincoln offers a rigorous liberal arts education to a diverse student body of approximately 2,200 men and women in more than 35 undergraduate and graduate programs.