Refuting Donald Trump’s Attack on Rep. John Lewis

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 15, 2017 It began when the civil rights icon announced that he will not attend Trump's inaugural because he does not consider him a legitimate president. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Rep. John Lewis, Hero of the Capitol Sit-In for Gun Control

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2016 The civil rights leader inspired an unprecedented protest with fellow Democrats against legislative indifference to America’s long and tragic epidemic of gun violence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A House Divided on Gun Control Cannot Vacation

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 24, 2016 "Give us a vote. Let us vote. We came here to do our jobs. We came here to work. The American people are demanding action." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

C-SPAN Defies Paul Ryan’s Sit-In Blackout With Streaming App

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2016 The House speaker's move to shut the public out of the Democratic gun control protest backfired when the public interest cable channel began broadcasting live footage from the House chamber. Meanwhile, social media are adding fuel to the fire. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Selma March Leaders Awarded Congressional Gold Medal Lament Voting Rights Losses

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 25, 2016 Civil rights leaders from the 1960s were awarded one of the highest civilian honors Wednesday by some of the same congressional leaders who failed to pass a renewed Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court in 2013 struck down crucial provisions in the 1965 legislation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Interviews Civil Rights Leader John Lewis on Marching in Selma 50 Years Ago

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 10, 2015 As he introduced President Obama at the commemoration of Bloody Sunday, the longtime congressman recalled marching in Selma, Ala., at the age of 25. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rep. John Lewis Remembers Police Attack on Selma Bridge 50 Years Ago

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 7, 2015 Lewis was one of hundreds of peaceful voting-rights activists who were beaten 50 years ago on Bloody Sunday as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led them on a march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. He recalls the event on “Democracy Now!” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Demonstrators Converge on D.C. to Commemorate Civil Rights Anniversary

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 24, 2013 On a march from the National Mall to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Saturday, tens of thousands of people honored the work of those who marched on Washington, D.C., 50 years ago in the struggle for civil rights and pledged that the goal "included equality for gays, Latinos, the poor and the disabled," The Associated Press reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Dream Did Not Come Free

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 22, 2013 We forget that the majestically peaceful assemblage that moved a nation came in the wake of brutal resistance to civil rights and equality. And that there would be more to come. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rep. John Lewis Schools Rush Limbaugh on Civil Rights Movement

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 21, 2013 Rush Limbaugh asked on his radio program Friday, "If a lot of African-Americans back in the ’60s had guns and the legal right to use them for self-defense, you think they would have needed Selma?" Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Struggle to Protect the Vote

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 10, 2012 Sixteen states have passed laws that could restrict the right of people of color to cast their ballot by requiring that voters at the polls show photo ID, which some may lack or find difficult to obtain. “Democracy Now!” spends an hour discussing the issue with 13-term Georgia Congressman John Lewis, a key figure of the civil rights movement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rangel Defends His Honor in House Hearing (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2010 By the time Rep Jo Bonner, the top-ranking Republican on the House ethics committee, was halfway through his commentary about the alleged wrongdoings of veteran Congressman Charlie Rangel (above), it was clear that what was at stake was (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )