John Lewis
According to officials in DeKalb County, Georgia, the commissioners there have decided to replace the 30 ft confederate monument with a statue of longtime congressman and civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis. “John was a giant of a man, with a humble heart,” DeKalb Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson said in a statement. “He met no […]
In less than 10 days, a group of artists turned a 3,000 square foot empty wall space in downtown Rochester into a multi-story mural tribute to John Lewis. The mural on State Street is called “I Am Speaking” and it depicts Lewis delivering an impassioned speech in 1963. It sits steps away where […]
The Fairfax County School Board recently decided that it would be in their best interests to change the name of a school that was named after confederate general Robert E. Lee. After a virtual town hall meeting, school board member Tamara Derek Kaufax released a press statement, saying: “The name Robert E. Lee is forever […]
An American Hero, Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dead at 80. The “Conscious of Congress” Rep. John Lewis was heralded as a champion for peace, justice and equality by friends and colleagues mourning his Friday night at the age 80 from pancreatic cancer.
CBO where in effect to show their respect and made a nation proud: Clinton, Bush and Obama ATLANTA (AP) — Hailed as a “founding father” of a fairer, better United States, John Lewis was eulogized Thursday by three former presidents and others who urged Americans to continue the work of the civil rights icon […]
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