Rep John Lewis, a leader in the civil rights movement and later US congressman, has died at the age of 80. Lewis was one of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders, which included Martin Luther King Jr ...
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John Lewis, a fierce civil rights advocate and congressman from Georgia, died Friday at age 80. WSJ's Joshua Jamerson recounts Mr. Lewis's long and influential life. Photo: Riccardo S. Savi/Getty ...
And John Lewis is at a point where he’s being celebrated ... and he understands that to be a successful congressman there is a different set of rules. I mean, some people will take a dim view ...
Lewis, a civil rights activist and long-tenured United States congressman, died on July 17. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon and Congressman, Dead at 80 Lewis was a civil rights icon who helped ...
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