BEAVER DAM -- John Lewis "J.L." Decker Sr., 85, of Beaver Dam went to his heavenly home Monday, April 30, 2018, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville surrounded by his family. He was born May 25, 1932, in Ohio County to the late Cletus Decker and Mary Jane Willoughby Decker. Mr. Decker retired from Karges. He was member of Fairview Baptist Church where he was an honorary deacon. Mr. Decker loved Jesus, riding his scooter and mowing. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Burden Decker; a son, John Decker Jr.; a sister, Alice Geary; and a brother, Mal Decker.Survivors include a son, Jeff (Tamera) Decker of Morgantown; three daughters, Jane (Bruce) Daniel of Hartford, Joan (Gene) Blankenship of Beaver Dam and Judy (Dan) Askins of Owensboro; a daughter-in-law, Treva Decker; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.Services are 1 p.m. Thursday at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with the Rev. Jerry Toler officiating. Burial follows in … [Read more...] about John Lewis ‘J.L.’ Decker Sr.
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Civil rights leader John Lewis promotes education at Las Vegas gala
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., poses at the Four Seasons in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotographRep. John Lewis, D-Ga., poses at the Four Seasons in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotographRep. John Lewis, D-Ga., poses at the Four Seasons in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotographRep. John Lewis, D-Ga., poses at the Four Seasons in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotographRep. John Lewis, D-Ga., poses at the Four Seasons in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotographRep. John Lewis, D-Ga.,left, greets Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, during the annual Touro University Nevada gala and silent auction at the Four Seasons hotel in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotographRep. … [Read more...] about Civil rights leader John Lewis promotes education at Las Vegas gala
Rep. John Lewis speaks at Saint Joseph’s University
U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) shared some insight about his work as a civil rights crusader as he spoke Monday morning at Saint Joseph’s University.His presentation culminated SJU’s commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech on the campus in 1967. Lewis is one of the Big Six leaders of the Civil Rights Movement and was an architect of the historic March on Washington.He was born the son of sharecroppers in 1940 outside Troy, Ala. Lewis questioned his parents about the “white men” and “colored men” signs that he saw while growing up, but they advised him to stay out of the way and not get into trouble. Inspired by the Montgomery Bus Boycott and King’s radio broadcasts, he decided to become a part of the civil rights movement.“The actions of Rosa Parks and the words of Martin Luther King inspired me to find a way to get in the way — to get into trouble, what I call good trouble, and I’ve been getting into trouble ever … [Read more...] about Rep. John Lewis speaks at Saint Joseph’s University
Civil rights activist and Congressman John Lewis, who was beaten in Selma, tells St. Joe’s crowd, ‘We are going forward.’
First, U.S. Rep. John Lewis warmed up his audience with humor: He told a story about his childhood days preaching to farmyard chickens. But then, the man who sat at segregated lunch counters as a college student and later spoke at the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. told the world about his “dream,” shared how, when he was 25, his skull was cracked on “Bloody Sunday.” In Selma, Ala., on March 7, 1965, it was the first time a group of nonviolent voting-rights activists tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge to march to Montgomery. State troopers on horseback had galloped into a crowd of about 100 marchers, swinging billy clubs, firing tear gas, and knocking over marchers. Lewis was one of 58 people injured and 17 hospitalized after the violent attack that was retold to new generations in the Ava DuVernay film Selma. “I was the first to be hit, I was knocked down. I thought I was going to die,” Lewis, the … [Read more...] about Civil rights activist and Congressman John Lewis, who was beaten in Selma, tells St. Joe’s crowd, ‘We are going forward.’
PBS TO AIR DOCUMENTARY ON ICONIC LEADER JOHN LEWI
As a prominent figure during the civil rights movement and beyond, Lewis’ frontline presence has stirred politics, demanded justice, endured racism and brutal beatings all in the name of equality and human rights. For President Trump to even fix his lips to say that the iconic civil rights leader is “all talk talk talk – no action or results”, is beyond absurd and foolishly inaccurate. And a new documentary on John Lewis’ life and journey will prove that sentiment even more. Get in the way: The Journey of John Lewis aims to tell the story of the man who advanced civil rights, led a 26-hour sit-in for gun control, marched with Dr. King, challenged political houses and continues to fight for human rights. The biographical documentary will air on PBS as part of the network’s Black History Month programming. According to the film’s website, it offers a “highly personalized narrative of an epic chapter in U.S. history.” After viewing the … [Read more...] about PBS TO AIR DOCUMENTARY ON ICONIC LEADER JOHN LEWI