On Monday, March 26, Congressman John Lewis paid a visit to Atlanta Neighborhood Charter 
School. During the visit, U.S. Rep. Lewis spoke to the school鈥檚 middle campus students. Before speaking, Congressman Lewis heard from a student group for male students of color called 鈥淭he Brotherhood.鈥� Members of the student organization told the Congressman about a visit to several civil rights sites in Alabama.
“At ANCS we strive to develop students鈥� sense of agency to make positive change around them, and there鈥檚 no better example of that kind of activism than Congressman Lewis,鈥� said Matt Underwood, executive director of Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School.
The visit followed a speech by Congressman Lewis at the 鈥楳arch for our Lives鈥� event in downtown Atlanta. Rep. Lewis told students, 鈥淢y philosophy is simple: if you see something that isn鈥檛 right, you must say something, you must do something about it.鈥澛�
The visit by Congressman Lewis was coordinated by ANCS parent Ashley Rouse and ANCS teacher Heidi Goodwin. Rouse used to work for the Congressman.
