The new Black Lives Matter mural was visited by Civil Rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis as he joined Washington mayor Muriel Bowser at the sight of the painting on Sunday (June 7).
With their arms crossed in solidarity with the historical movement, Lewis and Bowser took iconic photos on what is now named “Black Lives Matter Plaza.”
“Thank you for joining me at Black Lives Matter Plaza, in front of the White House.”
I think what the people in DC and around the nation are sending a mighty, powerful and strong message to the world that we will get there,” Lewis said to Fox 5-DC in his response to Saturday’s Black Lives Matter protests.
“It was very moving to see hundreds of thousands of people from all over America and around the world take to the streets to speak up, to speak out, to get into what I call ‘good trouble,’ or to get in the way,” Lewis told Gayle King during CBS This Morning on June 4 speaking about the senseless death of George Floyd and the national public outcry that came afterwards.
