Dear Friend --

Last week, we lost two giants of the American civil rights movement, Congressman John Lewis and Rev. C. T.  Vivian, a major blow for a nation still grappling with protests and demands for racial equality decades later. 

Rep. Lewis and Rev. Vivian fought all of their adult lives for justice, social change, and equality for Black people. Both survived violent attacks and personal injuries in the early days of the movement for social justice, and each eventually soared like eagles with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., carving out their own impressive niches in the nation’s history. 

Here we are, 50 years later and we are still fighting injustices perpetrated by the powerful. White supremacy, racism, and anti-blackness continue to undermine our progress as a nation.

Racism is the original sin of America. We must call it out from our churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples. 

The historic silence of white America has only added to the division. As people of faith we are called to continue the fight. This fight is our faith in action. Our faith is meant to be lived out in love and action, not lorded over and used to judge other people, but to show them the way of love. 

If we focus on the equal rights of all God’s people and see justice as a main emphasis of our beliefs, then we will positively and effectively witness God’s love. If justice and our faith are fully entwined then we shall honor these two icons that now rest from their labor.

In faith and solidarity, 

Rev. Gary Williams, CLUE Board Member

P.S. CLUE Board Member, Vivian Rothstein, interviewed CLUE founder, Rev. James Lawson, about these two heroes. Read their conversation here:Rev. James Lawson on His Friend John Lewis and the Long Road to Freedom

Follow us online!

Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @ClueJustice

Your donation makes a difference! Donate today!