By Jeff Shearer
AuburnTigers.com
ATLANTA - The first time Rep. John Lewis was arrested for protesting discrimination, he was 20 years old, the same age as many in his audience.
Seated beside fellow civil rights legends Andrew Young and C.T. Vivian near the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church in the Atlanta community known as Sweet Auburn, Lewis spoke to the football teams from Auburn and UCF, days before their matchup in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
It was at this church 50 years ago where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached a sermon in which he said, “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.