Rockefeller Foundation Issues Statement on Death of Rep. Lewis
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
NEW YORK, July 20 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following statement by President Rajiv J. Shah on the death of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia:
America has lost one of its greatest heroes. Congressman John Lewis was a legend in our time. From his days as a young student among the original Freedom Riders to his stirring words at the March on Washington, from the beatings and tear gas he endured on Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, to his leadership and public service over more t . . .
America has lost one of its greatest heroes. Congressman John Lewis was a legend in our time. From his days as a young student among the original Freedom Riders to his stirring words at the March on Washington, from the beatings and tear gas he endured on Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, to his leadership and public service over more t . . .