Lewis was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, a group led by the Rev. Lewis, foreground, is hit by a state trooper during a civil rights voting march in Selma, Ala., in March 1965. Lewis joined King and four other civil rights leaders in organizing the 1963 March on Washington. Lewis, far right, locks arms with other civil rights leaders as they march to the courthouse in Montgomery, Ala., in March 1965. Civil rights iconLewis was born on Feb. 21, 1940, outside the town of Troy, in Pike County, Ala.

Source: CBC News July 18, 2020 03:57 UTC