{"id":668823,"date":"2019-07-31T17:42:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T17:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p>Congressman for the state of Georgia in the United State of America, John Lewis says America is better in the aftermath of the slave trade 400 years ago where Africans were sent overseas to serve as slaves on plantations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the age o"},"modified":"2019-07-31T17:42:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T17:42:45","slug":"america-much-better-now-us-congressman-reflects-on-racial-divide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/31\/america-much-better-now-us-congressman-reflects-on-racial-divide\/","title":{"rendered":"America &#8216;much better&#8217; now &#8211; US Congressman reflects on racial divide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Congressman for the state of Georgia in the United State of America, John Lewis says America is better in the aftermath of the slave trade 400 years ago where Africans were sent overseas to serve as slaves on plantations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the age of eighteen I met Martin Luther King Junior and we started studying the way of peace, the way of love, spreading the philosophy and discipline of non-violence,\u201d the congressman for Georgia said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd to the Chief, I thank you for allowing us to come to your town,\u00a0 we are honoured to be here,\u201d Congressman John Lewis said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Georgia State representative, during the era of slave trade, blacks were not allowed to mingle with the white community adding that today America is better.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-537781\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/US-congress-delegation-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHundreds and thousands of black people were not allowed to register and vote at the time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut America is better, America is much better,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The Congressman who was part of a delegation led by Nancy Pelosi, the 52nd speaker of the US House of representative met the Chiefs and People of Ogua Traditional Area as part of the \u201cYear of Return\u201d\u00a0 an annual event where African Americans in the diaspora visit Ghana to have a better understanding of the happenings of the slave trade.<\/p>\n<p>Congressman John Lewis explained that the likes of Martin Luther King Junior, Kwame Nkrumah among others who preached peace and non-violence refined America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe likes of Martin Luther King Junior, Kwame Nkrumah inspired me,\u201d Congressman John Lewis said.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, the Chief of Ogua Traditional Area Osabarima Kwesi Atta II also urged members of the African American community who are in authority to use their various positions to make life better for Africans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-537777\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/US-congress-delegation-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way we can put the era of colonialism behind us is to bring development to the African continent,\u201d Osabarima Kwesi Atta II said.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation from the United States led by Nancy Pelosi visited the Elmina Castle, the Cape Coast Castle and the Ogua Traditional Palace to interact with traditional leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Some members of the delegation included House Majority Whip, James Clyburn, Congressman Bobby Rush, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Congressman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke.<\/p>\n<p>The rest are Congressman Hank Johnson, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, Congresswoman Keren Bass, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Congresswoman Frederica\u00a0 Wilson, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_source\">\n<span>Source:<\/span><br \/>\nCalvis Tetteh | citinewsroom.com | Ghana\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressman for the state of Georgia in the United State of America, John Lewis says America is better in the aftermath of the slave trade 400 years ago where Africans were sent overseas to serve as slaves on plantations. \u201cAt the age of eighteen I met Martin Luther King Junior and we started studying the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":668824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-668823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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