John Lewis on Religion and Civil Rights

by | Jul 19, 2020 | Civil Rights, Religion

Kim Lawton, John Lewis Extended Interview, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, January 16, 2004: I’m deeply concerned that many people today fail to recognize that the movement was built on deep-seated religious convictions, and the movement grew out of a sense of faith...

John Lewis at Selma

by | Jul 18, 2020 | House of Representatives

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) died yesterday. From the National Archives: In 1965, at the height of the modern civil rights movement, activists organized a march for voting rights, from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, the state capital. On March 7, some 600 people assembled...