John Lewis: An American Hero Who Put His Body Behind His Beliefs
Very few people deserve to be called a hero. But, under any criteria, Congressman John Lewis is one of the great American heroes in our country’s history.
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Very few people deserve to be called a hero. But, under any criteria, Congressman John Lewis is one of the great American heroes in our country’s history.
“What you have in Neshoba County is what you see across our state and country—communities raising their voices and asking leaders to consider the iconography and memorials in front of our buildings.”
I first met John Lewis in 1966 at the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) office in Atlanta. I last saw him dancing two years ago in Tunica, Miss.
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