The Black Empowerment exhibit at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. [Trump should skip Civil Rights Museum opening, NAACP says]On Thursday, Rep. John Lewis, the Georgia Democrat who is one of the last surviving leaders of the civil rights movement, canceled his commitment to give the keynote address at the opening. “President Trump’s attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this civil rights museum,” they said in a statement. Tell Trump to look around — houses abandoned, streets with holes, power lines hanging down in the street.”A mural of Freedom Riders’ mug shots at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. “Don’t holler about Trump coming,” said Dorothy Benford, 75, a retired teacher who as a young college student worked with civil rights activists in Jackson.

Source: Washington Post December 07, 2017 21:53 UTC