Rep. John Lewis’s weekend memorial events were livestreamed within this story. The civil rights icon’s celebration of life will continue for the next four days. SELMA, Ala. (WIAT) — The family of the ...
TROY, Ala. – A memorial service was held for civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis in his hometown in Alabama on Saturday. Lewis died at 80 years old on Friday, July 17, after a battle with stage ...
ATLANTA — This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act becoming law. But before that was Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. Channel 2′s Fred Blankenship returned to Selma to relive that ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A statue of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, has been unveiled in Alabama's capital city. The likeness, called Steadfast Stride Toward Justice, sits in the ...
The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) has added a statue of civil rights icon John Lewis to its Legacy Plaza in Montgomery. The plaza, which occupies a city block across the street from the EJI’s Legacy ...
Steadfast Stride Toward Justice by artist Basil Watson is the first life-sized depiction of John Lewis in his home state. Equal Justice Initiative A bronze statue of John Lewis, the celebrated civil ...
Protests were held July 17, honoring the memory of the late congressman and civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis for "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action. Protestors honored the memory of the ...
The July 17 protests commemorate the fifth anniversary of Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis' death Multiple protests are planned throughout Tennessee, including in Nashville, Memphis and ...