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Blavity on MSNDems Reintroduce John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, But Is It Likely To Pass?
Democrats revive John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in Congress. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., reintroduced the John ...
The Congressional Black Caucus marked the 5th anniversary of Rep. John Lewis' death by vowing to continue to fight for voting rights and civil rights ...
Thursday marks five years since Congressman John Lewis died. To honor his legacy, advocates took to the streets of Rochester ...
SELMA, Ala. -- March 7, 1965, will forever be etched in American history as "Bloody Sunday." On that fateful day, 600 civil rights activists gathered in Selma, Alabama, to begin a 52-mile march to ...
Lewis, who is portrayed by an actor in the film, helped to lead the protesters across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965 and found the experience of watching the events re-enacted on film to be surreal.
Lewis was beaten by police on the bridge on “Bloody Sunday” 50 years ago on March 7, 1965, during an attempted march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) ...
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., center, talks with those gathered on the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in 2012 during the 19th annual reenactment of the "Bloody Sunday" Selma to Montgomery civil ...
SELMA, Ala. — The process was different for this year's commemoration of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, but the spirit was the same. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 56th commemoration of the ...
Sunday's anniversary of the day marchers were beaten by police in Selma, Ala., will honor the late civil rights icon. Some 56 years later, former state Sen. Hank Sanders says his work isn't done.
The power of Selma is next-level for young Tybre Faw. It’s where he met his hero, John Lewis, four years ago when he was just 10 years old.
Alabama U.S. House members sent a letter to Gov. Kay Ivey asking to name parts of U.S. Highway 80 after Civil Right icon Congressman John Lewis.
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