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December 7, 2017

BREAKING – Bennie Thompson and John Lewis will not attend Civil Rights Museum Opening

Reps. Bennie G. Thompson and John Lewis Joint Statement on Not Attending Opening of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Today, U.S. Representatives Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) and John Lewis (GA-05) released the following statement: “After careful consideration and conversations with church leaders, elected officials, civil right activists and many citizens of our congressional districts, we have…
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December 7, 2017

Hezekiah Watkins – “Why should I protest something that I worked so hard for?” – sees little point to protests

With Trump visit, protest may follow opening of Civil Rights Museum There are civil rights veterans here, by no means supporters of Trump, who see protests or boycotts similarly, suggesting that they would only take away from what should be a moment of celebration. “Why should I protest something that I worked so hard for?”…