Mark your calendar and join us for A Celebration of the Life of John Lewis
Friday, August 28, at 7 pm PDT
The Anniversary of the Historic 1963 March on Washington
Many special guests will join us for this online tribute, which includes a great deal of video created specifically for the evening.
Reflections and comments about the legacy of “the Conscience of the Congress” will be shared by Bernard Lafayette, Dr. Clayborne Carson, Bettie Mae Fikes, Peggy Wallace Kennedy, Rep. Terri Sewell, Rev. Dr. Grainger Browning, Dr. Karen Bohlke, Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center youth leaders David Gaines, Fatima Chaudary and Jayda Gray and a performance by the Shades of Yale Choir. The evening will be hosted by Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris and includes historic and recent film and photos.
Congressman Lewis and the Freedom Center enjoyed a long and close relationship. Our youth leaders visited with him annually during the Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimages held every spring under the auspices of Congressman Lewis and the Faith & Politics Institute. Our delegation has been invited and led by Congresswoman Barbara Lee and the Freedom Center’s Dr. Karen Bohlke for more than 12 years.
We are grateful that Congressman Lewis spoke at the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series in 2014. While in Oakland he spent time with students discussing leadership and the power of the vote.
