Yes, John Lewis was beaten in Selma at the march there.
That makes him a good useful idiot for these liberals who are against voter ID laws. He fought for voting rights, was beaten, and got arrested in the movement for voting rights. So, to the left, he’s a good useful idiot in their cause. He has the “moral authority” on voting rights, so to speak.
What Lewis and other anti voter ID socialists seem to forget- voting is a right and as with all rights, there is responsibility involved. Those that don’t get to know the issues and candidates; don’t take the time to register to vote ahead of time; and don’t take the time to know where their precinct is, aren’t accepting THEIR responsibility to be more than a pawn in our system. That is why Lewis and his democrat/socialist partners want voting to be as easy as pie.