Fort Myers rally honors John Lewis, pushes for civil rights
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Across the country, protesters rallied on Thursday under a shared refrain inspired by former congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis: “Good trouble lives on.” Thousands of people took to the streets in what organizers cast as a national day of action — a sweeping protest of the Trump administration’s cuts to safety net programs and efforts to roll back protections for immigrants and marginalized communities.
Organizers will call for passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and other voting rights legislation.