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John Lewis Freedom Parkway dedicated

Freedom Parkway was renamed “John Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony today, and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated.

8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis gets off a special MARTA bus with Councilmember Andre Dickens, who introduced the ordinance to honor Lewis. Lewis was on hand as Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis greets the crown as he arrived for the renaming. He was on hand as Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis and Council member Andre Dickens, who introduced the ordinance to honor Lewis, walk, along with supporters and family, behind the Clark Atlanta University band on the way to the unveiling. Lewis was on hand as Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis greets students from the John Lewis Invictus Academy as he arrived for the event. He was on hand as Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

8/22/18 - Atlanta - Councilmember Andre Dickens, who introduced the ordinance to honor Lewis, gives a thumbs up as the ceremony gets underway. U.S. Rep. John Lewis was on hand as Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis speaks to the crowd about the importance of voting during the ceremony. He was on hand as Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis and Council member Andre Dickens, who introduced the ordinance to honor Lewis, walk, along with supporters and family, behind the Clark Atlanta University band on the way to the unveiling. Lewis was on hand as Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis, along with council member Andre Dickens, who introduced the ordinance to honor Lewis and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, stop to look at one of the states painted on the John Lewis Ride to Freedom Play Space on the way to the unveiling. Lewis was on hand as Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis, along with council member Andre Dickens, who introduced the ordinance to honor Lewis and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, pull the string to unveil the new sign. Lewis was on hand as Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms celebrate together after Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis says a few words after Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis was on hand as Freedom Parkway was renamed âJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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8/22/18 - Atlanta - U.S. Rep. John Lewis gets off a special MARTA bus with Councilmember Andre Dickens, who introduced the ordinance to honor Lewis. Lewis was on hand as Freedom Parkway was renamed ÒJohn Lewis Freedom Parkway" during a dedication ceremony and sign unveiling and the Freedom Riders play space was dedicated. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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