Surely any visitor here is familiar with the infamous Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where state troopers notoriously beat Civil Rights protesters on Bloody Sunday, March 7th, 1965, including the recently deceased John Lewis, conscience of Congress for the 17 terms he served, representing us Georgians in the House. Lewis was the first to be beaten on Bloody Sunday, suffering a fractured skull,

Now there is a movement to rename the bridge in Lewis’ honor, amidst a larger movement to rethink and rename public honors, such as statues, streets, schools, and mascots. There are two petitions in support of this movement.

Call to action: I ask that you sign both petitions to rename the bridge. The first is at https://johnlewisbridge.com/, which also provides information on the current namesake, Edmund Pettus, a hateful racist, avid defender of slavery, opponent of Reconstruction, and KKK “Grand Wizard”, as well as history of the bridge itself.

The second is at Change.org, a site where anyone can create petitions for their cause: https://www.change.org/p/governor-of-alabama-rename-the-edmund-pettus-bridge-after-rep-john-lewis.