By CNSNews.com Staff | July 19, 2021 | 12:33pm EDT
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“John always demonstrated courage with his presence,” Pelosi said. “‘Be there,’ John would say.
“His presence as the first of the Freedom Riders and the head of SNCC, his presence as the youngest speaker on the March on Washington and his presence as a hero on the march from Selma to Montgomery, and his presence as the Conscience of the Congress, where he served for three decades,” she said.
“He and I were in the same class,” Pelosi said. “So that means we came in the same class of Congress, so we both served together for over 30 years. So I m not sure I can get through this to the end of this speech, because we all have so many memories of John.
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John Lewis, who found peaceful and powerful ways to fight racism as a civil rights activist and to advocate for the poor and disenfranchised as a congressman, was lionized by loved ones and lawmakers Saturday at a San Diego shipyard, where a huge Navy supply vessel was christened in his name.
More than 30 current and former members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, joined military leaders and Lewis’ family for the ceremony at General Dynamics-NASCCO, which was held one year to the day after the Georgia Democrat died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 80.
The ship’s sponsor, actor-activist Alfre Woodard Spencer, joyfully smashed a bottle of Champagne against the hull of the 742-foot long ship, in a christening ritual that dates back centuries in the U.S. and thousands of years worldwide.