Kerry Kennedy on the civil rights leader she knew – and why the bridge at the heart of Bloody Sunday should be renamed
John Lewis’s office on Capitol Hill resembled a civil rights museum, with monochrome photos in neat white borders and black frames and a TV for visitors to watch a documentary. Prominent in the room was both a campaign poster and bust of Robert Kennedy, one of Lewis’s closest friends and allies.
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