An
American Hero And Icon
July 17, 2025
Five years ago today John Lewis drew his last
breath. The final one in a decades-long succession of powerful, meaningful
breaths. Of eloquent and profound words and consequential deeds. Arguably one
of the greatest Americans in our storied, albeit sullied history. Who gave his
life to and was the personification of “Good Trouble”.
Marches are planned all across the country to honor Lewis’ memory and continue the pressure against the racist, fascist Trump administration’s crusade to end democracy and decency in America.
Lewis famously joined Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Selma to Montgomery marches and was
beaten nearly to death by Alabama State Troopers while marching across the Edmund Pettus bridge
on March 7, 1965, which became known as Bloody Sunday.
The
Edmund Pettus Bridge traverses the Alabama River in Selma, Alabama. It was built
in 1940, and was and remains named after Edmund Pettus, a former Confederate brigadier
general, U.S. senator, and state-level leader of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. USA!
USA! USA!
There
have been calls to rename the bridge, including naming it after John Lewis. Lewis
had voiced opposition to changing the name of the bridge before his death.
I. Mangrey remembering. It's time for some excellent trouble.
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