Speech by John Lewis- March on Washington 1963 Ms. Griffin
This speech was given by Rep. John
Lewis at the March on Washington in 1963.
Mr. Lewis was then a member of SNCC who
was with Dr. Martin L. King when the famous "I Have a Dream "
speech was given. John Lewis was with Dr. King on Bloody Sunday in
Selma, Alabama when the state police beat marchers as they tried to
cross the bridge. Mr. Lewis was beaten so badly he had to have a
metal plate in his scalp. He is now a member of the US Congress.
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