Fox News contributor and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Alveda King honors Congressman John Lewis on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’
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Griff tributes pouring in for
congressman and civil rights
icon John Lewis,
leaders on both sides of the
aisle praising Lewis for his
decades of service and fight for
justice.
Jason President Trump tweeting
saddened to hear the news of
civil rights hero, John Lewis,
passing
Melania and a send our prayers
to he and his family
Jedediah calls are now growing
to rename the Edmund Pettus
Bridge after Lewis, in Selma,
Alabama
Lewis was seriously hurt on that
bridge. Fifty five years ago, during a
civil rights March,
Alabama state troopers attacked
protesters on whats, now known
as bloody Sunday.
We are now going to bring in
Alveda King Fox NEWS,
contributor and niece of Dr
Martin Luther king on this
Sunday
Alveda welcome to the show. As
always
as we remember, John Lewis, we
would love to hear your Sunday
message today.
Interestingly enough and
good morning, everyone,
let me say that first, the
first song that came to my mind
today was not a church song
today is Sunday and we worship
the Lord in Spirit in truth.
Hopefully, all week not just on
Sunday,
however, there was a song called
for the good times
and the singer was having a hard
time in a relationship at the
time that the singer began to
sing about for the good times.
So that was amazing.
Im thinking when I think about
John Lewis, right in the midst
of Covid, 19, race, wars and so
much dissension. Another warrior
died on the same day that
Congressman Lewis died. C D,
Vivian
Hell be less remembered, but he
did some noble work cell
when I think about Selma Bridge
the Edmund Pettus Bridge and
if they rename it to Congress.
John Lewis thats a discussion
as Well
John was hurt on that bridge,
and yet he kept his tenacity,
his faithfulness, his loyalty,
his desire to serve people, and
that is the John Lewis that I
remember
always a forgiving kind of
person, and I think that, because
he was able to keep his focus
for so many years serving in the
United States Congress for three
decades, we will remember John
Griff Alveda. Let me ask you:
you mentioned about the renaming
of the Edmund Pettus Bridge
for those of you who dont know
he was a segregationist in this environment today it
in this environment today it
renamed bridge but because of
renamed bridge, but because of
Lewis Sacrifice and the
significance of his actions
there. Do you believe that it
should be renamed after Lewis,
or should for the historical
significance, remain the Edmund
Pettus Bridge
thats a difficult question
for me.
For example, my dad Reverend
Alfred Daniel Williams King, who
was killed in nineteen, sixty nine kind of like
the Kennedy brothers. My uncle
Martin was killed in and leave
my dad was killed in 69. He was
on that bridge that day and he
was beaten as well. Hosea
Williams, James Orange many
were,
and so the same thing. If you
look at Congressman Lewis, a
giant all of person with such a
heart for serving and so C t
Vivian died the same day. So do
you name that John Lewis, day or
c t Vivian Day or whatever?
So we remember to give tribute
to human beings its important
to do that. Giving honor where honor is due.
Honor is due
renaming of streets and bridges,
renaming of streets and bridges
and tearing down statues, and all
of that im reminded my uncle
Martin Luther King Jr said the
day should come when there wont be black power or white power,
be black power or white power,
only God, power and human power.
Human power comes from the soul
that is covered by the love of
God.
I know I gave you a roundabout
answer, but I just dont know
because we must remember
Congressman John Lewis, a very
genuine person who did his best
to support what he believed.
Now he was with social justice,
Social, the gospel, the gospel of
Jesus Christ needs a christian
evangelist thats, a little
different one blood one race.
One humorous, I believe that,
and racism and socialism.
However, if we think about
covering all of this in prayer,
we have to remember
im remembering Congressman John
Lewis, his nobility his courage,
his consistency, a very genuine
consistency to want to love to
forgive.
He was a peacemaker
and to me he was a warrior for
peace,
Jason, Alveda, real quickly,
just whats the one thing that
you will remember, John Lewis,
about
whats the one thing you want:
the kids of this country when
they say John Lewis, you want
them to remember what
I remember John Lewis, the
peacemaker
and anytime. Anybody wanted to
bring him into controversy. I
would always say: thats, not
the John Lewis, I know,
and so the John Lewis, I remember,
a peacemaker, a very consistent
servant, a very humble man,
Jason. Thank you,
Jedediah. Thank you, Alveda for.
Transcript generated on 2020-07-21.