Stockton city leaders pay tribute to John Lewis and his legacy

Kristi Gross reports

LEGACY OF SERVICE ANDSACRIFICE.

FOX FORTY'S KRISTIGROSS HAS THAT STORY.A CIVIL RIGHTS CASE IN THECLEAR IN AMERICAN HISTORY THATHELP CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS ISBEING REMEMBERED RIGHT HERE TOTHE CONGRESS I GOALS IN TERMSOF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A.WE HEAR A HUMAN BEING USCITIZENS CHRISTIAN BUT THEYDON'T LIKE OR THAT THEY COULDBUT GIANT AT THINK OF THEPERSON.THAT WAS TRULY COMMITTED.PROBABLY FROM BIRTH TO MAKINGSURE THAT AMERICA WAS A BETTERPLACE AFTER HE LEFT IT THEN ITWAS WHEN HE WAS ORDERED INTO ASTOCKTON CITY LEADERS MIRMICHAEL TUBBS AND N DOUBLE ACPSTOCKTON BRANCH PRESIDENTBOBBY BIVINS ARE AMONG THEMANY PEOPLE PAYING TRIBUTE TOLOUIS SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OFHIS DEATH A LARGE STATEFOUNDING FATHER OF THEMULTIRACIAL AMERICA WHEREEVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO VOTENEAR TOUCH POSTED THIS PHOTOHE TOOK WITH LUIS WHEN HE WASSTILL A COLLEGE STUDENT HESHARED THAT MEMORY WITH FOX 40SAID WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TOGRADUATE THIS SUMMER DETAILS.HE SAID.YOU PASS RIGHT, YOU HAVE TOMAKE CHANGES YOU HAVE TO GETIN THE WAY YOU HAVE TO MAKETHAT TRUMP DIDN'T SAYS HE HADTHE PLEASURE OF CROSSING PASSWHAT LOOSE A NUMBER OF TIMESOVER THE YEARS THAT ANY ACPCONVENTIONS TO AMERICANHISTORY HE'S UP THERE IN THESAME CATEGORY.WELL DOCTOR KINGMANY OF OUR OUR THAT HAVEMADE A DIFFERENCE THAT IT TOOKA CHANCE AND GOT OUT THERE ANDWASN'T AFRAID TO PUT HIS LIFEON THE LINE LEWIS WAS AN INDOUBLE ACP SPINGARN MEDALRECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONSHIGHEST CIVIL RIGHTS ON AREJUST ONE OF LOSES MANY AWARDSAND ACHIEVEMENTS A CHANGEAGENT FOR AMERICA, LOCALLEADERS SAY LOSE HIS DEATH ISA LOSS TO THE COUNTRY.AND SAY HIS PRESENCE INWISDOM WILL BE MISSED THEY SAYHIS LEGACY IS ONE OF SERVICESACRIFICE IN THE PURSUIT OFSOCIAL JUSTICE THEY PROMISEDTO HONOR HIM THROUGH THEIRACTIONS GOING FORWARD TO NEWIN THE FIGHT FOR JUST AS.CONTINUING TO FIGHT FORSOCIAL CHANGE EDUCATIONALCHANGE WHETHER IT'S FIGHTINGFOR IT JONES INCOME FOREVERYONE THERE WHETHER IT'SFIGHTING FOR PUBLIC SAFETYSYSTEM THAT VALUES EVERY LIVESINCLUDING BLACK LIVES INDENVER COUNTRY WHERE BLACKLIVES NOT IN STOCKTON.

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