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Jul 18, 2020 · He was 80. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed Lewis’ passing late Friday night, calling him “one of the greatest heroes of American history.”. “All of us were humbled to call Congressman ...
Jul 19, 2020 · John Lewis, a civil rights icon and longtime US congressman, has died.He was 80. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2019. Lewis became involved in the civil rights movement at 15 ...
Jul 18, 2020 · Rep. John Lewis was remembered Saturday for his decades of service as a champion for civil rights. Lewis died Friday at the age of 80. Tributes poured in from across the nation on Saturday for...
Jul 30, 2020 · On Monday, Lewis' body was taken to Washington, DC, where lawmakers paid their final respects. He became the first Black lawmaker to lie in state at the US Capitol Rotunda. A 12-year-old boy John ...
Jul 30, 2020 · By Richard Fausset and Rick Rojas. July 30, 2020. ATLANTA — Three former presidents and dozens of other dignitaries were drawn to Ebenezer Baptist Church on Thursday to bid farewell to John ...
Dec 5, 2023 · Updated 6:03 AM PDT, December 5, 2023. NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming biography of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis will draw upon hundreds of interviews, along with the civil rights activist’s FBI files and materials from a planned book that was never completed.
Jul 18, 2020 · Rep. John Lewis, a Civil Rights hero, died of pancreatic cancer Friday night. A supporter of civic engagement, including the ongoing global Black Lives Matter protests, Lewis had been beaten and ...
