[55th Anniversary of 1965 Voting Rights Act]
Senator Kaine: “Despite the signing of the original Voting Rights Act 55 years ago today, hundreds of thousands of Americans are still denied their rights at the ballot box.”
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“Bloody Sunday”
Democrats Celebrate 55th Anniversary of 1965 Voting Rights Act, Introduce Legislation
Congressman John Lewis: “Keep the Faith”
[John Lewis]
Donita Judge: “Congressman John Lewis’s final public appearance was on June 7, at Black Lives Plaza in Washington, D.C., where he stood in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement. There he passed the torch to the next generation.”
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NAACP’S Legal Defense Fund Mourns Loss of John Lewis
[John Lewis\NAACP\LDF]
Sherrilyn Ifill: “I don’t know of another leader in this country with the moral standing of Rep. John Lewis.”
Lisa Cylar Barrett: “The passing of Representative Lewis leaves a void in our country and in our halls of government.”
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Praises Pouring in For Civil Rights Icon John Lewis
[Congressman John Lewis]
CBC: “As Chair of SNCC, John Lewis was one of the “Big 6” leaders of the historical March on Washington on August, 28, 1963, and was the youngest speaker to address the hundreds of thousands marching for jobs and freedom that day.”
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