"And they weren't either," Shuttlesworth said.Lewis was arrested more than 40 times protesting segregation. He was involved in lunch counter sit-ins; freedom rides on interstate buses; and he was the youngest speaker at"We're tired of being beaten by policeman. We're tired of seeing our people locked up in jail over and over again," the 23-year-old Lewis said in a speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
He stuck by that creed even in the most brutal of circumstances. Most notably, as a co-leader of the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march. "They came forward, beating us with nightsticks, tramping us with horses, releasing the tear gas," Lewis recounted."I was hit in the head by a state trooper with a night stick. My legs went from under me. I thought I was going to die."
"My parents would be back at home praying for him," Tyner said. "Now to see the results of all that. My parents have gone on, but if there is any way they are looking down — all the ancestors — they are very proud of him today."Lewis served on the Atlanta city council before being elected to Congress in 1986. He rose in Democratic Party ranks to senior chief deputy whip, and became known as"the conscience of the Congress.
I wonder how many people remember that the police that beat those people on Bloody Sunday were sent in by a Democrat Governor....
Protestors fighting for good trouble are getting beaten and brutally shot. Where is your report on the missing people last seen in unidentified CBP custody? Are you going to remind everyone HOW Cuccinelli got his 'acting head' position? Optics aren't enough, help us.
true hero and patriot!
he was such a strong proponent of non violence
John Lewis was 1000 times the man Trump will ever be TrumpFailsAmerica TrumpThreatensAmerica TrumpIsALaughingStock
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Dnc should hang it's head in shame for it's past and present plantationPolitics. Npr conveniently hides 1965 DemocRat run govt that struck Lewis's ideas. Dems festered kkk polltax eugenics If BLM, make BVM (BlackVotesMatter): WalkAway VoteGOP
MillenPolitics Who among us are willing to make the same sacrifice should we be called upon if this election is blatantly stolen?
His true legacy will always be the great work he did in his home district. Helping so many.
I wonder if they'll flip his seat to Republican now?
What a beautiful legacy. Heartbreaking yet inspiring during these times. How appropriate !goodtrouble JohnLewis
Speak Up and Speak Out 🙏🏽❤️
Badass.
He grew up in the same part of Alabama that I did. I can imagine, but didn’t have to know, the strength and courage it took for him become the man he became.
The FIGHT for FREEDOM continues --- PISS OFF realDonaldTrump And WriteIn LightbearerForPresident
Please. 40 years and the guy did nothing. The media is such full of shit. Get real.
RIP goodtrouble Coach Dre California 🙏
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