Paul McCartney calls for Selma, Alabama's Pettus Bridge be renamed after John Lewis following civil rights icon's death
“Sad to hear the news that civil rights legend John Lewis died yesterday,” McCartney tweeted Saturday. “He was such a great leader who fought with honesty and bravery for civil rights in America. Long may his memory remain in our hearts.”
…that he and Martin Luther King Jr. and others walked across in the 60s for the civil rights movement and rename it the John Lewis Bridge?!!! Nancy and I are proud to support the NAACP and have recently donated to their legal defense fund.The bassist then noted that he and his wife Nancy “are proud to support the NAACP and have recently donated to their legal defense fund.”
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