USA TODAY: …Don’t try to tell Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., an icon of the civil rights movement, that the key section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 can be retired in 2013 — something the Supreme Court will consider Wednesday…
“People ask me all the time whether the election of Barack Obama is a fulfillment of Dr. King’s dream. I say no, it’s just a down payment,” Lewis, 73, says during an interview in his Capitol Hill office, cluttered with photos and memorabilia from the 1960s civil rights movement…
Lewis is at the forefront of a civil rights community galvanized by the court’s consideration of Shelby County v. Holder, which deals with Section 5 — the provision in the law that requires all or parts of 16 states to clear proposed voting changes with the Justice Department or a federal court. A decision is expected by June… (more)
EDITOR: “Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement” by Lewis is a fascinating account of the Civil Rights Movement.
