Nation Remembers Civil Rights Leaders John Lewis, C. T. Vivian

This weekend, the nation remembered the lives of civil rights leaders Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and C. T. Vivian, who both passed on Friday. Lewis was a civil rights activist who led nonviolent protests in the 1960s; most notably, Lewis led a march in Alabama that was halted by police brutality in 1965, now known as "Bloody Sunday." Lewis went onto serve over three decades in Congress; he was 80. Vivian, a Baptist minister and aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. was also bloodied on the front lines of the 1960s civil rights movement; he was 95. Coverage from left- and center-rated outlets highlighted their lives and accomplishments; voices from the left also connected the civil rights movement they fought for with the Black Lives Matter movement occurring today. Coverage from right-rated outlets generally focused more on the White House's response, its order to have the flags lowered to half-mast, and speculation that Lewis might lie in state at the Capitol, an honor reserved for American heroes occurring just 36 times in U.S. history, though there is no official confirmation as of Saturday.