As part of the gift, Bezos asked that the square at the Obama Presidential Center be named John Lewis Plaza, the foundation said in a statement.
“Freedom fighters deserve a special place in the hero population, and I can’t think of a more suitable person to be honored with this gift than John Lewis,” Bezos said in the statement. .
Supporter of civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr., Lewis lead sit-in for integration the all-white lunch counter, was one of the original “Free Riders” who integrated the bus, and endured the beatings of white police and mobs.
