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.’