John Lewis says the video brought him to tears.
Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) gave his first interview this week after the death of George Floyd. Floyd’s death has triggered protests across the country.
In an interview with “CBS This Morning,” Lewis said, “The way this young man died, watching the video, it made me so sad. It was so painful. It made me cry. I kept saying to myself, how many more, how many more young black men will be murdered? That the madness must stop.”
He continued, “And it was very moving, very moving to see hundreds and thousands of people from all over America, and around the world, take to the streets to speak up, to speak out, to get in what I call good trouble, but to get into it.
