{"id":90,"date":"2020-07-20T21:53:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T21:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/farmer\/?p=90"},"modified":"2020-07-20T21:56:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T21:56:25","slug":"honoring-john-lewis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/farmer\/2020\/07\/20\/honoring-john-lewis\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring John Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/farmer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/07\/john-lewis-300x233.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/farmer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/07\/john-lewis-300x233.png 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/farmer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/07\/john-lewis-1024x797.png 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/farmer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/07\/john-lewis-768x598.png 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/farmer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/07\/john-lewis-1140x887.png 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/farmer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/07\/john-lewis.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">Dear UMW Community:<\/p><p>This past Friday, America lost a legend. The Honorable John Lewis, civil rights leader and U.S. Representative from Georgia for 34 years, passed away. Congressman Lewis had struggled with stage-4 pancreatic cancer for several months; he was 80 years old.<\/p><p>John Lewis figures prominently in the Mary Washington story. In 1961, Dr. James Farmer, leader of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) who later became a Mary Washington professor, helped recruit 21-year-old Lewis to join 12 others on the Freedom Rides. Lewis, a college student at the time, became part of the historic movement that challenged segregation in interstate transportation facilities.<\/p><blockquote><p>Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. &ndash; John Lewis<\/p><\/blockquote><p>In 2011, Rep. Lewis enthusiastically honored Dr. Farmer and the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides by serving as UMW&rsquo;s commencement speaker. In addition to accepting the Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree, Lewis gave a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/23500632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">rousing speech<\/a> in which he implored graduates to continue the fight for social justice: &ldquo;You must never, ever give up; you must never ever give in. Get out there &ndash; push <i>and<\/i> pull &ndash; and do your part in creating the beloved community and redeeming the soul of America. You can do it. You must do it.&rdquo;<\/p><p>More recently, Lewis agreed to serve as Honorary Chair of UMW&rsquo;s celebration of the100th anniversary of his friend Dr. Farmer&rsquo;s birth. Last November, in his official acceptance of his role with Farmer Legacy 2020, Rep. Lewis met with a small UMW delegation in his Capitol Hill office. With his celebrated warmth and humility, he spent nearly an hour with the group, asking about UMW and sharing stories.<\/p><p>One of his stories was about the beating he received in South Carolina during the Freedom Rides. Lewis grew quiet, then explained how, decades later, one of his attackers requested a meeting with him and asked for his forgiveness. All of us in the UMW contingent witnessed Rep. Lewis&rsquo; fierce determination to see the best in people, even when they are adrift &ldquo;in a sea of despair.&rdquo; There is no better moment than now to consider the power of his words.<\/p><p>In honor of Rep. Lewis and with our immeasurable gratitude for his service to UMW and the nation, we have included here a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/bringing-chairs-feeling-grace-john-lewis-rich-cooper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">written tribute<\/a> to John Lewis by alumnus Rich Cooper &rsquo;90, who served as a student assistant to Dr. Farmer while at Mary Washington. In addition, when the memorial service for Rep. Lewis is announced, we will schedule a virtual recognition on that day for the entire Mary Washington community to pay our respect to the life and legacy of this remarkable man.<\/p><p>Sincerely,<\/p><p><i>Sabrina Johnson<\/i><br>\nVice President of Equity and Access and CDO and Co-Chair, Farmer Legacy Council<\/p><p><i>Juliette Landphair<\/i><br>\nVice President for Student Affairs and Co-Chair, Farmer Legacy Council<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear UMW Community:This past Friday, America lost a legend. The Honorable John Lewis, civil rights leader and U.S. Representative from Georgia for 34 years, passed away. Congressman Lewis had struggled with stage-4 pancreatic cancer for several months; he was 80 years old.John Lewis figures prominently in the Mary Washington story. 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