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Bookmark or Share- Rep. John Lewis, A Force In The Civil Rights Movement, Dead At 80Rep, John Lewis, who spoke at the 1963 March on Washington, said it was a moral obligation to stand up for his beliefs. Susan Walsh/AP
- John Lewis: Biography, Civil Rights Leader, CongressmanOne of the "Big Six" leaders of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, John Lewis continued to fight for people's rights since joining Congress in 1987.
- John Lewis | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | BritannicaJohn Lewis was an American civil rights leader and politician best known for his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and for leading the landmark Selma March in 1965. In 1986 he was elected to a Georgia district that includes Atlanta in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Rep. John Lewis, civil rights icon, original Freedom Rider, has diedWASHINGTON – Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon whose fight for racial justice began in the Jim Crow south and ended in the halls of Congress, died Friday night.
- Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dead at 80 - CNNRep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the civil rights leader stands beneath a bust of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as members of the Congressional Black Caucus gather for the memorial ceremony for the...
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