You may have first learned about the man John Lewis from the movie Selma. We saw the movie a few years ago as a field trip. Mr. Lewis was the civil rights leader who had his skull fractured as he led a march over the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama. The event became known as "Bloody Sunday".
A few of you borrowed his trilogy books, March, from my personal library in our classroom. I highly recommend them. They tell the story of the march, in graphic novel form.
John Lewis was a congressman in the United States Congress. He passed today. A prominent historian this morning referred to him as a modern day saint.
Please go to the link below to see more about his legacy:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/18/rep-john-lewis-barack-obamas-medal-freedom-speech/5464160002/
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