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(6,212 posts)a iconic civil rights hero the acknowledgement he deserves. John Lewis is the real thing.
Cha
(299,448 posts)try to disparage John Lewis.
Mahalo, DURHAM!
sheshe2
(84,565 posts)K&R
Snackshack
(2,541 posts)dalton99a
(82,127 posts)brer cat
(24,836 posts)K&R
byronius
(7,433 posts)TNNurse
(6,975 posts)I would have wanted to hug Macron, too. I would hug John Lewis any day.
dalton99a
(82,127 posts)French President Macron and Rep. John Lewis visit MLK memorial
Video posted to the French Embassy's Facebook page
By JENNIFER HANSLER, CNN
Posted: 5:41 PM, April 25, 2018
Updated: 5:41 PM, April 25, 2018
(CNN) - French President Emmanuel Macron paid a visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington, DC, Wednesday, accompanied by a guide intimately familiar with the history of civil rights in the US, Rep. John Lewis.
The Democratic congressman from Georgia, a civil rights icon himself, and the visiting dignitary were seen viewing the inscriptions of King quotes at the memorial in a video posted to the French Embassy's Facebook page.
The two leaders visited at the same time as an unsuspecting group of students from Vermont. Macron praised Lewis' work in the Civil Rights Movement to the students, urging them to carry on his legacy.
"You can be proud of this guy," the French President told them. "It's not just about history books; it's about real persons."
"You owe him a lot," Macron added.
Macron's visit to the memorial followed his remarks to a joint session of Congress in which he addressed the US and France's shared "history of civil rights."
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)That would have been fantastic!
dalton99a
(82,127 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)And treats him with the honor and respect he richly deserves.
Too bad there are others who do not...
trof
(54,268 posts)gademocrat7
(10,751 posts)world wide wally
(21,762 posts)kimbutgar
(21,533 posts)Twitlers head would explode seeing this picture. Lets hope his handlers dont show it to him. I doubt Fox will show it.
Pathwalker
(6,600 posts)John Lewis is my hero.
peggysue2
(10,950 posts)And nice to know that Macron recognizes what a 'great man and leader' really looks like.
Some things just cannot be faked!
George II
(67,782 posts)Butterflylady
(3,596 posts)Would have been at that state dinner instead of those old white repugs he had to endure. At least he got to meet a real patriot and hero.
Upthevibe
(8,256 posts)very touching.....
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Last edited Thu Apr 26, 2018, 09:11 AM - Edit history (1)
even getting booed at a convention by self-described "progressives."
The rest of the world respects this man.