President Trump traveled to Mississippi on Saturday morning to speak at the opening of a new civil rights museum. "Today we pay solemn tribute to our heroes of the past and dedicate ourselves to building a future of freedom, equality, justice and peace," he said.

"These buildings embody the hope that has lived in the hearts of every American for generations -- the hope and the future that is more just and more free," President Trump says https://t.co/tLoG01ERC6 pic.twitter.com/zKF5BicFtP— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 9, 2017

The backdrop: John Lewis, the congressman and civil rights hero, declined to attend in protest of Trump's presence.