Georgia Congressman John Lewis has been involved in the
civil rights movement for more than 50 years.
As a college student, he organized sit-in demonstrations at segregated lunch
counters in Nashville, Tennessee. He was
the youngest person to speak when Dr. Martin Luther King gave his I Have a
Dream speech.
Today at Washburn University, Lewis told his story to 2,000
TPS high school, middle school and elementary school students. Lewis told the students to speak up if they
see something wrong and to stand up for what they believe.
The congressman is the co-author of a graphic novel memoir
trilogy, March. After his talk, several
students approached him to sign their copy of the book.
