House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn is calling on Trump to turn words into action.
to rename the bridge in Lewis’s honor was drafted last month and has gained more than 450,000 signatures.
of sympathy and prayers on Saturday about the Georgia congressman, who was one of the most vocal critics of the president’s policies and rhetoric in Congress.“If you really want to honor the life of John Lewis, you don’t do things like gut the fair-housing laws,” she said on CNN. “You don’t sow the seeds of division.”
“There is a need for more John Lewises,” Colin Powell, a former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “Not just one, but many. We got a lot of work to do. ” Bouquets, posters and handwritten messages were left at the site. Some of them had simple messages such as “silence equals violence” and “love one another,” while others shared deeply personal stories of encounters with the congressman or recollections of how he served as an inspiration.Sisters Saundra Howard Jackson and Lorna Howard also were moved to pay a visit to the mural on Saturday. They live in nearby Decatur but, like Lewis, originally hail from Alabama.
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White House praises John Lewis' legacy as Trump stays silent and visits clubPresidents typically function as a healer and unifier in a time of national mourning. But as other Republican leaders offered their condolences for Rep. John Lewis, the White House was noticeably silent.
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Rep. Sewell: John Lewis was ‘a beacon of hope’'We are going to see the Voting Rights Act full restored,' Rep. Sewell says in the wake of Rep. John Lewis' passing. 'We will keep the march and keep the promise that is America that John so desperately believed in.'
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'Work is still unfinished': Younger civil rights activists vow to continue work of Rep. John Lewis'This death for me puts so much pressure on us,' said Philomena Wankenge, 22, a founder of Freedom Fighters DC in Washington, D.C., about John Lewis. 'He did as much as he could do. He set the battleground, now it's time for us to continue the war.'
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GOP tributes to John Lewis are 'worthless' until the Voting Rights Act is passedRoland Martin calls Sen. McConnell's statement on the passing of John Lewis 'a worthless piece of paper.' 'I don't want to hear any Republican today laud Congressman John Lewis when sitting on [McConnell's] desk is a bill to fix the Voting Rights Act.'
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President Trump pays tribute to John Lewis, a 'civil rights hero'After staying silent Saturday morning as other tributes came pouring in, President Trump tweeted condolences for the late Rep. John Lewis in the afternoon and called him a 'civil rights hero.'
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