Mr. Jon meacham, this book came out in august, congressman lewis passed in july, how long have you been working on this . Is a tricky question to answer, on one level it was 28 years, another level it was about six months. I met congressman lewis in 1992 during a Senate Runoff down in georgia, i was a reporter for the chattanooga times. Began kind of a running episodic about running conversation that we had over the ensuing three decades. I really decided to do it when i was standing with my family and Speaker Pelosi and congressman lewis and about a thousand other people on the pettus bridge in march and i realized watching the congressman that this was almost certainly his last trip there. I very much wanted to pay tribute to him but also wanted to hang a lantern on what had driven him to that bridge as a young man. As an example, and exemplum of how religious faith can be essential to political activists. Did he know you are working on this entity sit down with you . We talked a lot
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Better or worse antigovernment anger is building even in the president s traditional heartland. And in sports the Milwaukee Bucks and boycotted their n. B. A. Playoff game the team ready to face the Orlando Magic by didnt show up as part of the a protest against Racial Injustice. Could be the most powerful storm to hit the u. S. This year is just hours away from making landfall Hurrican Laura is already a category 4 storm and Officials Say it could be catastrophic its power grew by nearly 70 percent in just 24 hours this is what it looks like from space as it crackles with lightning and races towards texas and louisiana 2 states that are also grappling with coronavirus authorities have warned a storm that could churn flood waters as high as 6 meters making it unsurvivable around 620000 people have been told to leave their homes with hurricane Warnings Issued to those living as far as 322 kilometers inland. And again it is live for us from miami and it is strong seems to be strengthenin
Better groups antigovernment anger is building even in the president s traditional heartland. A low teenage suspect has been arrested after 2 people were shot dead as a black lives matter protest in the u. S. City of can osha as the nation grapples with unrest over Police Brutality video footage from the scene showed a young white man armed with a semiautomatic rifle opening fire in the middle of the street protesters had been defying an overnight curfew for the 3rd evening in a row after police shot an unarmed black man 7 times at close range on sunday the shooting of jacob blake has reignited anger at pruett pretty split chatty against black people. Were set up were going to do the curfew until some sunday right now we can change this is all fluid were going to some pm curfew until sunday and it may continue afterwards it was before it was for is this point its the interstate east the 7 pm curfew for those that that this. Puts a hardship on im sorry i really really am but its somethi
Signed an order immediately 10 years in prison and it was a miracle that all stopped no more statues. They said thats just too long as they looked at a statue i think will repent and then they said 10 years in prison i think thats too long lets go home. During their Convention Joe Biden and his supporters remain completely silent about the rioters and criminals spreading mayhem in democrat run cities they never even mentioned it during their entire Convention Never once mentioned. Now theyre starting to mention it because their poll numbers are going down like a rock in water. Koolaid. In the face of leftwing anarchy and mayhem in minneapolis chicago and other cities joe bidens campaign did not condemn it they donated to it at least 13 members of joe bidens Campaign Staff donated to a fund to bell out vandals arsonists an artists looters and rioters from jail here tonight is the grieving family of retired Police Captain david dorn a 38 year veteran of the state lewis police to pop in a