John Lewis's speech : full transcript on this site

http://americannewsx.com/politics/mr-speaker-john-lewis-gun-violence/

Gun-control protest sparks chaotic scenes in US Congress

BBC NEWS

There have been chaotic scenes in the lower house of the US Congress

as Democrats staged a sit-in to demand a vote on gun control legislation.

The sit-in is being led by congressman John Lewis, a veteran of the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

"What has this body done [to respond to the violence]?'' Mr Lewis asked.

"Nothing. We have turned a deaf ear to the blood of innocents. We are blind to a crisis. Where is our courage? How many more mothers... and fathers need to shed tears of grief?"

VIDEO

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36598736

"'Lewis is the only living "Big Six" leader of the Civil Rights Movement, having been the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), playing a key role in the struggle to end legalized racial discrimination and segregation. A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis is a member of the Democratic leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives " Source: Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis_(Georgia_politician)

Listen to the speech with a beat

https://www.wnyc.org/radio/#/ondemand/633521

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