Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Switches from Clinton to Obama

Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Switches Support from Clinton to Obama
Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis dropped his support for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid Wednesday in favor of Barack Obama. Lewis, a Democratic congressman from Atlanta, is the most prominent black leader to defect from Clinton's campaign in the face of near-unanimous black support for Obama in recent voting. He also is a superdelegate who gets a vote at this summer's national convention in Denver.

Yesterday, Obama was also endorsed by former Presidential Candidate Christopher Dodd