John Lewis, U.S. congressman, civil rights icon, 'American hero,' dead at 80 - News Summed Up

John Lewis, U.S. congressman, civil rights icon, 'American hero,' dead at 80


People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. If that speech marked a turning point in the civil rights era — or at least the most famous moment — the struggle was far from over. WATCH | A look at John Lewis's legacy:U.S. Rep. John Lewis was the last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Lewis, foreground, is hit by a state trooper during a civil rights voting march in Selma, Ala., in March 1965. Saddened to hear the news of civil rights hero John Lewis passing.


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



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