As John Lewis crosses the historic Pettus bridge for the final time today, there is a debate about renaming the bridge.
Most civil rights leaders have wanted the bridge to retain the Pettus name to keep alive the memory of what that bridge meant.
Understanding the desire to rename the bridge in honor of Lewis I have a thought.
Name the road itself The Congressman John Lewis Highway. I think it creates the symbolism of John, MLK and other heroes of the movement transcending the racism of that time and of that KKK leader.
Most civil rights leaders have wanted the bridge to retain the Pettus name to keep alive the memory of what that bridge meant.
Understanding the desire to rename the bridge in honor of Lewis I have a thought.
Name the road itself The Congressman John Lewis Highway. I think it creates the symbolism of John, MLK and other heroes of the movement transcending the racism of that time and of that KKK leader.