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Conscience of the Congress: John Lewis and the Politics of Voting at the New Haven Museum
October 24, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The 2024 election is the perfect time to discuss the career of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis, who helped bring about the Voting Rights Act and then fought for voting rights his whole career. Scholar and author David Greenberg will present “John Lewis and the Politics of Voting,” at the New Haven Museum on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 6 p.m., preceded by a reception at 5:30 p.m.
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Greenberg will base his presentation on his newly released biography, “John Lewis: A Life.” Greenberg notes that Lewis’s commitment to voting and voting rights is as timely as ever, adding, “With anti-democratic forces on the rise, the vote is the way that we will rescue our democracy.”
