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October 4, 2020 By Joan Smith

John Lewis: ‘Good Trouble’

Kevin Yuill at Spiked Online remembers John Lewis and reminds us to remember his example in holding onto courage and hope:

Lewis should be remembered for his incredible courage, his inspirational hopefulness and his love – not just of his people but all people, of the entire country. When Elwin Wilson, the Klan member who had beaten him in 1961, died in 2013, Lewis magnanimously wrote: ‘Elwin Wilson shows us that people can change, and when they put down the mechanisms of division and separation to pick up the tools of reconciliation, they can help build a greater sense of community in our society.’

Read more here
https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/07/20/john-lewis-good-trouble/

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: history, obiturary

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