John Lewis endorses Obama - Harder than crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge

Tim Russo — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:22:40 -0800

John Lewis switched from Hillary to Barack today, saying this decision was harder than the decision to cross the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma in 1965. This is a very important moment. First, today's video.

Now, it's important to remember what happened on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John Lewis was beaten repeatedly by white police officers for attempting to cross the bridge. He was one of the first to attempt to cross the bridge, on the first attempt to cross it. He was one of the first on every successive attempt. He bears the scars of those wounds today. If you don't remember what happened at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in March, 1965, you simply must watch the video below. If this moment, today, is harder for John Lewis than crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge.....wow.

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John Lewis endorses Obama - Harder than crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge