A crowd gathered at a city park in Decatur, Georgia, to witness the unveiling of a large bronze statue honoring the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis. The 12-foot-tall statue was revealed in the same spot where a contentious Confederate monument once stood before being dismantled four years ago.
John Lewis, a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement and a Democratic congressman from Georgia, passed away in 2020 due to pancreatic cancer. The unveiling of his statue was met with applause from the crowd, which included neighbors, politicians, and civil rights leaders.
