Statue of the late US Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, is unveiled in his native Alabama

By The Associated PressThis image provided by the Equal Justice Initiative, Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative, speaks during the unveiling of a a statue of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, at the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Plaza, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Montgomery, Ala. (Equal Justice Initiative via AP)MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A statue of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, has been unveiled in Alabama’s capital city.The likeness, called Steadfast Stride Toward Justice, sits in the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Plaza in Montgomery. It joins statues of Rosa Parks, unveiled in February, and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., unveiled in June,& AL.com reported.Atlanta-based sculptor Basil Watson created all three statues, which stand across from the initiative’s Legacy Museum in Montgomery.This image provided by the Equal Justice Initiative, shows a statue of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, the was unveiled at the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Plaza, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Montgomery, Ala. (Equal Justice Initiative via AP)“I just think the entire state of Alabama owes John Lewis so much because he pulled us all out of the darkness of Jim Crow and racial...