#Pettus

Jake Walker

Jake_W

Public history/memory thought here: I have no love for the Confederacy, but at the same time, I think one of the reasons the Edmund Pettus bridge holds such significance as

Erica Buddington ✨

ericabuddington

Edmund Pettus served in the c*nfederate army and as a Grand Dr*gon of the white sup*emacist group that-shall-not-be-named. The Edmund Pettus Bridge, that John Lewis and many other Civil Rights

Dr. Jeffrey Guterman

JeffreyGuterman

This is the start of my second thread on John Lewis. #JohnLewisRIP https://twitter.com/JeffreyGuterman/status/1284540940162674688 John Lewis on January 15, 2017: "I don't see the President-elect as a legitimate president." #Jo

Steve Schmidt

SteveSchmidtSES

Signing onto this Amicus brief is not a legal act. It is a political act. Think about it as essentially repudiating and unsigning the Declaration of Independence. They want a

Alex Janin

AlexLJanin

My grandfather passed away in spring on the day after my birthday. We couldn't see him because of the coronavirus.I'm finding solace in looking at his old work during his

Ted Cruz

tedcruz

Tonight, the world grieves for the great John Lewis. In my 1st yr in the Senate, I had the privilege of traveling w/ John & much of the Congressional Black

NBC News

NBCNews

BREAKING: Rep. John Lewis, civil rights icon, has died at age 80 after a monthslong battle with cancer, a Democratic official says. https://nbcnews.to/3eMhNW0 The longtime Georgia congressman, an advocate of

Michael Skolnik

MichaelSkolnik

On March 8, 2015, one day after the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” John Lewis asked me to take his picture at the foot of The Edmund Pettus Bridge in

Rachael C

ramaclaw

Senator Boyer in the #azleg BEGAN discussion on #SB1452 by showing a video of John Lewis on Edmund Pettus Bridge and having a Civil Rights leader, Dr. Matthews I believe,

Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD

Arrianna_Planey

Absolutely not. And apparently, there is an image depicting people using John Lewis’ back as a bridge**? Again: absolutely not**(Ref to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL) This tweet

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

It’s useful to remember here who it was doing the physical enforcement of white supremacy — it was law enforcement who enforced Jim Crow laws, who put down civil rights

Tia Mitchell

TIAreports

As John Lewis's hometown paper, the @ajc covered his career extensively. Here is a #thread of articles published thus far as we mourn his passing.More is to come. All of

Damon Jones

nomadj1s

I don’t want to retweet the gruesome images, but Chicago Police punched an 18 yr old black girl, Miracle Boyd, in the face, knocking out her teeth, to protect a

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

Some people thought this was a snarky remark, so I'll answer:A LOT of people thought @BeschlossDC meant OPENLY "violence-prone, racist anti-Semites" striding around the U.S. Capitol as elected members.But here's

Gabe Rosenberg

GabrielJR

A @nytimes investigation into how police contracts prevent cities from disciplining officers mentions @ColumbusPolice officer Zachary Rosen, whom the FOP forced the city to rehire.It doesn’t mention, however, that Rosen

Harini Unapologetically Ambitious Krishnan 💛🐝

ehammai

Former National Press Secretary of Senator Sanders, Briahna Joy Gray, a young woman who publicly mocked @repjohnlewis decided today, out of all days, when we laid him to rest, to

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