National Black Justice Coalition Mourns Loss and Celebrates Legacy of Congressman and Civil Rights Pioneer John Lewis
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
NEW YORK, July 20 -- The National Black Justice Coalition issued the following statement by Executive Director David J. Johns on the death of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia:
"I am crying. To me, Congressman John Lewis was a superhero, the epitome of a civil servant, a personal hero. We even share the same birthday. It's one thing to know something is imminent, to accept that at some point each of us will be called home, if we've done our job as a good and faithful servant. Knowing . . .
"I am crying. To me, Congressman John Lewis was a superhero, the epitome of a civil servant, a personal hero. We even share the same birthday. It's one thing to know something is imminent, to accept that at some point each of us will be called home, if we've done our job as a good and faithful servant. Knowing . . .