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| CLICK photo to Enlarge John Robert Lewis was an American politician and civil rights leader. He is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving in his 17th term in the House, having served since 1987, and was the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. Wikipedia Born: February 21, 1940, Troy, AL Died: July 17, 2020, Atlanta, GA |
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020
USA - MILWAUKEE || Today we entertained the news of the death of the Honorable GA Congressman John Robert Lewis.
He is the "saint-hero" of HOPE and drum major of "good trouble" - fighting for civil rights. He slipped away Friday night and ended his personal day-to-day perseverance on this small real estate of the world - America. He died of pancreatic cancer.
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His work is admired and honored by millions because of his footprint - his commitment to HOPE.
How he has worked over sixty years in providing a pathway through "hard times" and brutality from Caucasians - primarily Caucasian men in the South. He suffered the bitter pill of hatred - racism, segregation,, and discrimination IN the public square. His family members were sharecroppers. He saw the mistreatment of Blacks/ and sought to change them through peaceful non-violence protest. He was physically beaten many times. He had his skull cracked and suffer brain injuries. One of the most brutal beatings was on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, AL by a state trooper. He did not stop. He followed his commitment to the cause of justice and civil rights. He sought and received the guidance of Dr. Martin Luther King. He is/was known as the "boy from Troy, AL".
Below are GIANTS of the civil rights movement in America. They are some of the men and women that framed civil rights in America before and during the 60+ years of the saint-hero Congressman John Lewis. They are the African American Founding Fathers and Mothers of the Civil Rights Movement in America. They have been selected as members of the notable council of Congressman John Robert Lewis. They are:
L-R - ROW ONE - U.S. Congressman John Robert Lewis, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Rev. C.T. Vivian, Rev. James David Abernathy, Rev./Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., MALCOLM X (Malcolm Little),
L-R - ROW TWO - Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr., Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, Dr. W.E.B. DeBois, Rev. Andrew Jackson Young Jr.
L-R - ROW THREE - Diane Judith Nash (civil rights activist), Coretta Scott King (civil rights activist), Fannie Lou Hammer (civil rights activist) Ella Jo Baker (civil rights activist), Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
L-R - ROW FOUR - Medgar Wiley Evers (civil rights activist), Rev. Hosea Lorenzo Williams, A. Phillip Randolph (civil rights activist), Bernard Lafayette (civil rights activist), Bayard Ruskin (civil rights activist)
L-R - ROW FIVE -Harry Belafonte - Harold George Bellenfanti Jr, Jamaican Singer & activist, Sojourner Truth (abolitionist and women rights activist), Harriet Tubman (abolitionist and political activist), Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass (abolitionist, reformer, statesman)
One of his final acts for helping us was his appeal through House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy for Education.
Do you know him?
What is your story - stories of him?
Commit to "good trouble".
Commit to "VOTE".
What signs - issues and placards that you do NOT like that are mentioned in the above Youtube video by Honorable John Robert Lewis's legacy?
John Lewis is a Black Founding Father of America.
Listen to his introduction of himself.
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John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights leader. He was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He was the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. The district he served includes the northern three-fourths of Atlanta. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Lewis, who as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington, played many key roles in the Civil Rights Movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. He was a member of the Democratic Party leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives and had served from 1991 until death as a Chief Deputy Whip and Senior Chief Deputy Whip from 2003 to his death.
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Congressman John Lewis with Mayor Muriel Bowser at Washington, DC BLACK LIVES MATTER PAINTED STREET.
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