That’s why last Tuesday, amid protests to protect Black lives from a racist criminal justice system and the global coronavirus pandemic, people in Georgia waited in hours and hours of lines just to be faced with broken voting machines.
In a new documentary on his life, coming out on July 3, John Lewis: Good Trouble tells the story of this American hero’s determination to see America live up to her promise to all people.
By refusing to give up the fight for racial justice, equality, and voting rights, Congressman Lewis is the embodiment of what it means to do the right thing no matter, or getting into what he calls “good trouble.”
As co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, I’m honored to join together with the Good Trouble campaign, which will celebrate Congressman Lewis’ legacy and provide resources to learn about voter suppression across the country and encourage folks to support voting rights, participate in civic engagement efforts in their communities and support local efforts that empower disenfranchised communities to fully participate in our democracy.
As we lift up a broad coalition of marginalized Americans to champion a bold and transformative moral agenda in this election year, it’s essential that millions of us get into “good trouble” and take up the work to which Congressman Lewis has devoted so much of his life.
