Trump’s presence at the ceremony has already attracted controversy, after civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said he would not attend, saying Trump’s presence was an insult to the people of the civil rights movement. As a result, voting rights were a key piece of the civil rights movement in Mississippi and across the country. Three of those civil rights workers, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were murdered that summer while working to extend the franchise. The 1965 Voting Rights Act, a key plank of the civil rights movement, continues to be one of the most powerful tools for protecting the right to vote. “President Trump’s attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this civil rights museum.

Source: Huffington Post December 09, 2017 14:15 UTC