Rep. John Lewis was brought to tears while visiting an exhibit centered on sit-ins at Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights.
At least 40 House Democrats are boycotting Trump's inauguration. Some cite his Twitter attack of John Lewis.
He says Rep. Lewis should “spend more time on fixing and helping his district.”
The new legislation will allow civil rights cold cases that happened prior to 1970 to be reopened.
Representatives G.K. Butterfield and John Lewis want Justice Antonin Scalia to recuse himself from an affirmative action case following his racist and disparaging comments.
