JACKSON, Miss. — U.S. Rep John Lewis announced Thursday that he won't speak at the opening of Mississippi civil rights and history museums, saying it's an "insult" that President Donald Trump will attend.The long-planned Saturday ceremony will mark Mississippi's bicentennial of admission into the union. But what was intended as a moment of racial unity and atonement in the state with the largest share of African-Americans is descending into racial and partisan strife after [...]
Trump At Opening Of Miss. Civil-rights Museum Is 'insult,' Says Rep. Lewis
By Jeff Amy The Associated Press, The Providence Journal
Thu, 12/07/2017 - 7:54pm
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