MAKESHIFT CARDBOARD and duct tape banners pressed through the hot air alongside billowing American flags as Palo Alto community members rallied at King Plaza last week to honor the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis and resist what they characterized as recent attacks against civil and human rights.

Community members and elected officials gathered at Fenton’s First Presbyterian Church Thursday for a teach-in celebrating the work, life, and legacy of civil rights icon John Lewis. Lewis, who represented Georgia’s 5th district for 34 years,