Common Cause: America Has Lost a Hero With Death of Rep. Lewis
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Common Cause issued the following news release on July 18:
For folks in the south and of the African diaspora, we lost a giant and a cornerstone of civil rights. We also lost a friend and a mentor, someone who always pushed us to become better versions of ourselves.
When you were in dialogue with Congressman Lewis he never put on airs, he felt like your neighbor and family member. He was one with the people and of the people. He never shied away f . . .
For folks in the south and of the African diaspora, we lost a giant and a cornerstone of civil rights. We also lost a friend and a mentor, someone who always pushed us to become better versions of ourselves.
When you were in dialogue with Congressman Lewis he never put on airs, he felt like your neighbor and family member. He was one with the people and of the people. He never shied away f . . .