WASHINGTON D.C. - MARCH 17: Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) is photographed in his offices in the Canon House office building on March 17, 2009 in Washington, D.C. The former Big Six leader of the civil ...

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Source: Bough, oil on canvas, Candace Charlton, 2013, used with permission. When we ask people what empathy is, a common response is “to put yourself into someone’s shoes." We also hear that it ...

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