Sixty years ago, the great march set me on a different path.
John Lewis
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Charting the Legacy of John Lewis
The Atlantic’s Adam Harris ponders the legacy of Congressman John Lewis, the Big Six civil rights leaders, and forging ahead with a new civil rights movement.
Posted inTAP
Whiplash Day: Obama, Lewis, Trump
Today on TAP: Our greatest recent president pays tribute to a civil rights hero
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John Lewis’s Last Journey
We need to learn from him, not just revere him.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
John Lewis: Good Trouble
The life of the civil rights icon, who died Friday from cancer, is a testament to perseverance.
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One Is a Great Man. The Other Is the President-Elect.
On John Lewis and Donald Trump
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How the Voting Rights Act, Great as It Was, Ultimately Fell Short
The fight for voting rights hasn’t been the straightforward battle we once might have expected to win and be done with.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Labor at a Crossroads: Can Broadened Civil Rights Law Offer Workers a True Right to Organize?
It’s one way to allow victims of anti-union discrimination to sue in federal court for compensatory and punitive damages.