Rep. Lewis Issues Statement on Death of Harris
September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on the death of Vera Harris, wife of Tuskegee Airman and pharmacist Richard Harris:
"I was so sorry to hear about the passing of Mrs. Vera Harris, the wife of Tuskegee Airman and pharmacist Richard Harris, who opened her Montgomery, Alabama home to road weary, hungry, convalescing activists during the struggle for civil rights and social justice in America. During the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the . . .
"I was so sorry to hear about the passing of Mrs. Vera Harris, the wife of Tuskegee Airman and pharmacist Richard Harris, who opened her Montgomery, Alabama home to road weary, hungry, convalescing activists during the struggle for civil rights and social justice in America. During the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the . . .