‘Emmett Till was my George Floyd’ John Lewis makes final rousing call for progress in essay

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The New York Times publishes opinion piece on day of civil rights leader’s funeral at Ebenezer Baptist church in Atlanta
John Lewis, the civil rights leader who was bloodied in protests against Southern segregation, who spoke at the March on Washington and went on to become the “conscience of Congress”, has left a powerful call to action to the American people that is being heard on the day of his funeral.
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