John Lewis: Remembering an American Hero

John Lewis: Remembering an American Hero

Posted by on Aug 5, 2020 in Current Events | No Comments

On July 30 the nation gathered to mourn the passing of John Lewis, a seventeen-term Congressional representative and hero of the civil rights movement. His funeral was held in Atlanta at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Dr. Martin Luther King was pastor from 1960 until his assassination in 1968. Lewis drew tributes from a wide […]

AFTER THE FACT: John Lewis

AFTER THE FACT: John Lewis

Posted by on Jul 22, 2020 in After the Fact | No Comments

On July 17, 2020, Congressman John Lewis passed away in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 80. Before serving as an esteemed member of Congress, Lewis was an active leader in the civil rights movement, and his spirit of activism carried on throughout his many terms as an elected representative. Here, btw takes a look […]

Stuff YOU Should Know

Stuff YOU Should Know

Posted by on Feb 6, 2015 in Stuff You Should Know | No Comments

Events of Selma in Graphic Novel Current United States Representative John Lewis of Georgia has released the second in a graphic novel trilogy called March. The first volume, published in 2013, depicts the events also explored in the current film Selma. The story is a behind-the-scenes look at the intimate details of the milestone moments […]

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