Push to rename Edmund Pettus Bridge for John Lewis gains momentum after his death

A Democratic political strategist is pushing for the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to be renamed for the late Rep. John Lewis, who marched across the span when he was a young civil rights activist. The “John Lewis Bridge Project” petition on Change.org had nearly 437,000 signatures by Saturday, the day after Lewis died...

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