Washington, Oct 12: Rep John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, has said that the negative tone of the Republican Presidential campa ign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Governor...
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Georgia Rep. John Lewis said Saturday that controversial remarks he made comparing the feeling at recent Republican rallies to those of segregationist George Wallace were misinterpreted.
The civil rights icon issued a...
John Lewis, who is a congressman, accused Mr Cain of "sowing hatred" against his Democratic rival for the White House, Barack Obama.
Mr Lewis also appeared to suggest attacks on Mr Obama were reminiscent of the late segregationist Alabama governor...
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Few members of Congress have John Lewis's moral authority which comes from his repeatedly placing his life and limb on the line during the Civil-Rights era to shame the nation into living up to the true meaning of its creed.
And so his statement...
The front page of Sunday’s Washington Post carried the headline "Issue of Race Creeps Into Campaign." That’s a very bland headline for a story if you wanted people to read the article. It should have been something more descriptive of the...
