Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who died Friday at age 80, famously gave a speech at the March on Washington in 1963. At just 23, he was the youngest civil rights activist to deliver an address to the crowd ...
The Wall Street Journal issued a correction on Monday… for an article from 1963. The article in question misquoted John Lewis from his speech at the civil rights movement’s March on Washington. The ...
Lewis said. “We want our freedom, and we want it now.” >> Senate passes John Lewis bid to make MLK site a national historic park In the speech he submitted, the day before the march, he also included ...