Nashville Will Celebrate Rep. John Lewis' Legacy During March On Saturday

[TexasTowelie]

While a student at American Baptist College and Fisk University, Rep. John Lewis began his civil rights work with lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville.

He continued this work through his final days, inspiring many others to affect change, said Metro Council member Zulfat Suara.

“There is no qualification for somebody to be able to affect change,” Suara said. “You don’t have to be old, or wise, or rich…Anyone of us can do it. That’s what I think about when I think of Lewis.”

After Lewis passed away last year, Metro Council decided to honor this legacy by renaming a portion of Fifth Avenue, which stretches from Germantown to the Nashville City Cemetery, to Rep. John Lewis Way.

This weekend, the city will finally celebrate the renamed avenue and the legacy of its namesake, beginning with a memorial service Friday night at First Baptist Church.

Read more: https://wpln.org/post/nashville-will-celebrate-rep-john-lewis-legacy-during-march-on-saturday/

[Docreed2003]

1. I've said for years that Nashville could and should do more to recognize its history

Within the context of the civil rights movement. There's a wonderful book called "The Children" which speaks to that legacy.

[Lovie777]

2. In the eyes of republicans.....

wouldn't this fall within the "race doctrine" or whatever it's call.