John Lewis greeted with standing ovation at Oscars

Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) made a late appearance at the Academy Awards on Sunday night and received a standing ovation as he took the stage.

Lewis was present at the annual awards ceremony to introduce the film “Green Book,” which was nominated for Best Picture.

{mosads}”I can bear witness that the portrait of that time and place in our history is very real. It is seared in my memory,” Lewis, a civil rights activist, said about the film.

“Green Book” depicts famous African-American jazz pianist Don Shirley as he travels the South in the early 1960s with a white driver.

“Our nation bears the scars of that time, as do I,” Lewis said to applause, referring to the scars he has from his involvement with the Selma Marches.

Representative and civil rights icon John Lewis received a resounding ovation at the 2019 #Oscars. https://t.co/jUTPEwRqUN pic.twitter.com/3sg1boEfqV

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