#Pettus

Sierra Gray

sierragrayy

Today is my granddaddy’s (Fred D. Gray) 90th birthday. He was Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King’s attorney. Retweet to tell @JoeBiden he deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom because

POLITICO

politico

BREAKING: John Lewis, who went from being the youngest leader of the 1963 March on Washington to a long-serving congressman from Georgia and icon of the civil rights movement, has

Darlene McDonald

VoteDarlene

Here's my issue with Congressional candidate @BurgessOwens. It's always 'tricky' for Black conservatives to acknowledge anything remotely race-related without fearing backlash from the anti-black base they need to appeal to.

Tom Ogorzalek

TKOPolitics

There is a lot of variation in how officials have responded to protesters, though, from repression to response. I wrote about it in @washingtonpost @monkeycageblog today. TL/DR: Cities foster democracy.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politic

but... is it gon get us free?

YesAurielle

Grief is tricky. The 1st protest I organized in 2014, there were over 5,000 people in the crowd in Atlanta. Including a very drenched, very amped John Lewis.As a young

Steve Schmidt

SteveSchmidtSES

I wish Trump and Melania an expeditious recovery and hope very much that they will be in good health as they face electoral humiliation, repudiation and the harsh judgement of

Michael F. Cannon

mfcannon

John Lewis made courageous and principled contributions to human freedom. He offered his voice and his body to make Americans confront the violence inherent in the Southern system of government‐imposed

Zinn Ed Project

ZinnEdProject

In response to calls to rename E. Pettus Bridge for John Lewis, SNCC vet Judy Richardson says: "I hope that we don’t make this struggle about just one man, as

62 Chevy #C10 PickUP

Prnslestntres

Ā #mûst Read: Fōr#ALL thé #Ūn_Woke Fōlks“Caroline Randall Williams”Her #Great-Great-#GrandfatherIs:Edmund #Pettus, US senator ōf Alabama, Senior officer ōf thé #Confederate States Army and:1877, #during the #Final Year ōf #Re

Ulysses S. Musculus 🛡

musculus_s

1. Have been following @DarrenJBeattie and listening closely. He's right on a number of points which I'll distill in this thread into my own terms. Excited to hear thoughts. 2.

⚖️Laura Fitton🇺🇸

Pistachio

if you don't know who @MsLaToshaBrown is, please pull up a chair... #KeepSharingtheMic https://twitter.com/MsLaToshaBrown/status/1322182865514385408 "Now based in Georgia, she’s a nationally recognized political organizer and edu

meredith conroy

sidney_b

1/ Thanks to @FiveThirtyEight for having me on the Monday pod with @perrybaconjr @ameliatd @galendruke and bless @Tonyhkchow in the "control room" for his skills! A mini thread with some

Nick Suss

nicksuss

First signee of the day is in the tracker for #OleMiss. 3-star Georgia defensive end Jibran Hawkins. A strong-side pass rusher adds to the defensive line depth the team sorely

Dr Robert Bohan Artist

RobertBohan

Thread: A painful day for humanity, John Lewis (1940-2020) has gone to the angels. He was a giant of human rights, a man of God, of honour & righteousness. He

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

Bruce Boynton died today. A lot of people don't know his name but he is evidence of how recent slavery was. It's SUCH a crazy, mindblowing story that's centered on

omid safi

ostadjaan

One of the great ancestors, the beautiful ones who taught “good trouble” has returned Home. RIP #RestinpowerJohnLewis #JohnLewis @repjohnlewis. A short thread on this beautiful warrior for love and

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