Tag: John Lewis
Will Dismukes resigns as pastor after celebrating KKK leader
Rep. Will Dismukes resigned as pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Prattville.
Chris Elliott: There’s still work to be done
Chris Elliott takes issue with Will Dismukes’ controversial Facebook post from earlier this week.
John Lewis mourned as ‘founding father’ of better America
Former President Barack Obama called Lewis “a man of pure joy and unbreakable perseverance” during a fiery eulogy that was both deeply personal and political.
Donald Trump floats idea of election delay, a virtual impossibility
The date of the presidential election is enshrined in federal law and would require an act of Congress to change.
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis lies in state at Capitol
In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praised Democratic Rep. John Lewis as a moral force for the nation on...
Lawmaker criticized for honoring Confederate, KKK figure
An Alabama lawmaker is facing sharp criticism, including a call to resign, for participating in a celebration marking the birthday of a...
Terri Sewell: Remembering our beloved John Lewis
This past week has been one of the hardest weeks of my life. The loss of Congressman John Lewis, a Civil Rights...
Body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses Selma bridge
The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time Sunday as remembrances continue for the...
Renaming Alabama bridge for John Lewis opposed in Selma
Some say renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge for John Lewis, who died Friday, would dishonor local activists who spent years advocating for civil rights before Lewis arrived in town in the 1960s.
John Lewis’ legacy shaped in 1965 on Alabama’s ‘Bloody Sunday’
Rather than stopping, Lewis put another foot forward.
