United Negro College Fund Mourns Death of Civil Rights, HBCU Icon Rep. Lewis
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The United Negro College Fund issued the following news release:
UNCF mourns the loss of a champion of Civil Rights, from the 1960s to the Black Lives Matter Movement of 2020, the conscience of the United States Congress - Representative John Lewis. One of the planks of his life of advocacy for equality and equity was his championing of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Lewis was more than just the congressman from Georgia who . . .
UNCF mourns the loss of a champion of Civil Rights, from the 1960s to the Black Lives Matter Movement of 2020, the conscience of the United States Congress - Representative John Lewis. One of the planks of his life of advocacy for equality and equity was his championing of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Lewis was more than just the congressman from Georgia who . . .