"And soonest our best men with thee do go....

59 years ago today I was released from Parchman Farm Penitentiary after being arrested in Jackson, MS for using a so-called "white" restroom during the Freedom Rides of 1961. pic.twitter.com/OUfgeaNDOm

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) July 7, 2020

"Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery."

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— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 18, 2020

John Lewis 21 February 1940-17 July 2020

‘When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something,’ John Lewis said in a speech on Dr. King. via @joshjamerson https://t.co/QmztpoPsjL via @WSJ

— Jess Bravin (@JessBravin) July 18, 2020

Here’s John Lewis torching the Supreme Court for gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965:

“Those justices were never beaten or jailed for trying to register to vote. They have no friends who gave their lives for the right to vote. I want to say to them, Come and walk in my shoes.”

— Cristian Farias (@cristianafarias) July 18, 2020