Color of Change Issues Statement on Death of Rep. Lewis
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
OAKLAND, California, July 20 -- Color of Change, a civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following statement by President Rashad Robinson on the death of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia:
"John Lewis had the clearest vision of justice there can be.
"He saw how civil rights would transform America, but he knew there would be no civil rights without the kind of Black political power that was willing and capable of disrupting the status quo. He became that pow . . .
"John Lewis had the clearest vision of justice there can be.
"He saw how civil rights would transform America, but he knew there would be no civil rights without the kind of Black political power that was willing and capable of disrupting the status quo. He became that pow . . .