To John Lewis, with love | Kevin Powell

From the March on Washington to Selma, from the halls of Congress to Black Lives Matter Plaza, you gave yourself to usDear Mr Lewis,I gasped when I learned of your death, after your courageous battle against cancer. I think of your December statement, when you said: “I have been in some kind of fight – for freedom, equality, basic human rights – for nearly my entire life. I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now.” Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/18/to-john-lewis-with-love-kevin-powell-civil-rights-leader #civil_rights_movement #race #protest #activism #barack_obama #martin_luther_king #us_news #us_politics