Troy University names building for civil rights icon Lewis

In a posthumous op-ed, the late congressman and civil rights leader said he'd been"inspired" in his final days and called on young people to build a"nation and world society at peace with itself."

The university said the name change is effective immediately and the building will now bear the name John Robert Lewis Hall. Lewis as a teen applied to the then-all-white university but did not get a reply. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave him the nickname the “boy from Troy” at their first meeting in 1958 in which they discussed a possible lawsuit against the university for its policy of not admitting Black students.

Both Troy University and the city of Troy later honored the civil rights icon. One of several memorial services for Lewis was held on the campus last month.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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The guy tied to the KKK was a Democrat, who cares !

Imagine waiting this long to rename it

The Democrats are in a tough spot. Do hey cut ties with their historic past?

R.i.p. but how many yrs did he serve? Accomplishments? Hmmmm! After Mlk, got elected took the cash. Stoped serving the ppl. Records?

I rarely ever say anything good about Troy University but this was a very good thing.

Hallelujah!

I just did NOT like the way he spoke to Kevin, screaming in his face ... blaming him for everything that was happening on the border when he knew darn well better! It was the most abusive shit I had ever seen in politics.

Cool pandering

When are we renaming at the Robert Byrd buildings?

Excellent!!! tribute.

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