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John Lewis, US civil rights hero and Democratic congressman, dies at 80 | Civil rights movement | The Guardian
July 30, 2020 - John Lewis, the civil rights leader and Democratic congressman, has died. He was 80. ... On Friday night, the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, confirmed Lewis’s death.
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House Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whip In office
January 3, 2003 – July 17, 2020
January 3, 2003 – July 17, 2020
Leader Dick Gephardt
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
Preceded by David Bonior (Chief Deputy Whip)
House Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whip In office
January 3, 2003 – July 17, 2020
January 3, 2003 – July 17, 2020
Leader Dick Gephardt
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
Preceded by David Bonior (Chief Deputy Whip)
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John Lewis - Wikipedia
1 day ago - John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
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Megathread: Congressman John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 80
At 21, John Lewis was one of the original 13 Freedom Riders. He was beaten for his efforts. At 23, he helped organize and spoke at the March on Washington. At 25, he lead marchers across the Pettus Bridge and was beaten for his efforts. At 30, he began leading the Voter Education Project and helped register 4 million people to vote. At 46, he was elected to Congress for the first time. At 63, he lead protests against the Iraq War. The same year, his years of effort to get funding for a Black Smithsonian museum were realized. At 76, he lead the House Democratic Caucus to sit-in in the Capitol in protest of our failure to address gun violence. And every day between 1961 and now, he has been inspiring others to take action as well. We are never too young or too old to make a difference. More on reddit.com
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December 18, 2019Congressman John Lewis Passes Away at the Age of 80
The CNN "life in pictures" of him has some of the best photos I've seen in a while. What a boss: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/20/politics/gallery/john-lewis/index.html More on reddit.com
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December 18, 2019Rep. John Lewis Diagnosed With Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer
We are losing our Civil Rights pioneers. This makes me incredibly sad. More on reddit.com
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June 1, 2019Richard Lewis, Comedian and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Star, Dies at 76
He had the conversation in the golf buggy a couple of eps ago with Larry about out-living each other and it really made me think about him not looking the best :( Extremely sad. More on reddit.com
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August 2, 2023HISTORY
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Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis dies | July 17, 2020 | HISTORY
On July 17, 2020, in the midst of a pandemic and a time of unparalleled racial tensions in the United States, the nation loses one of the last towering figures of the civil rights movement.
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John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80 | AP News
April 20, 2021 - ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, has died.
NYTimes
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John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80 - The New York Times
August 4, 2020 - Representative John Lewis, a son ... for racial equality, and who then carried a mantle of moral authority into Congress, died on Friday....
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John Lewis, civil rights icon, has died at 80 - CBS News
July 20, 2020 - "John Lewis did. And thanks to him, we now all have our marching orders — to keep believing in the possibility of remaking this country we love until it lives up to its full promise." ... President Trump on Saturday issued a proclamation on Lewis' death that ordered flags at the White House and on federal property to be lowered to half-staff, and tributes to the civil rights icon poured in from former presidents, congressional leaders and other political luminaries on both sides of the aisle who honored his work fighting for civil rights and as a public servant.
Children's Defense Fund
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The Final Words of Our Hero, John Lewis - Children's Defense Fund
August 30, 2023 - I’m still too sad to do him the justice he so richly deserves, but instead I share here some of John Lewis’ last words and his legacy to us, excerpted from his essay published this week in the New York Times.
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John Lewis | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica
October 22, 2025 - John Lewis (born February 21, 1940, near Troy, Alabama, U.S.—died July 17, 2020, Atlanta, Georgia) was an American civil rights leader and politician best known for his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and ...
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John Lewis, civil rights legend and longtime Georgia congressman, dead at 80 | CNN Politics
July 18, 2020 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced his death in a statement. “Today, America mourns the loss of one of the greatest heroes of American history: Congressman John Lewis, the Conscience of the Congress,” the California Democrat said.
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NAACP Mourns the Death of Civil Rights Icon, Congressman John Lewis | NAACP
May 4, 2021 - John Lewis was a national treasure and a civil rights hero for the ages. We are deeply saddened by his passing but profoundly grateful for his immense contributions to justice. He used every waking moment of his 80 years to push this country toward more representative democracy and left behind a remarkable model.
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Peaceful protests held five years after the death of John Lewis – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
July 17, 2025 - Civil rights protests are being held across the United States on July 17, five years after the death of civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis.
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
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PanCAN Mourns Death of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis - Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
August 2, 2020 - Congressman John Lewis announced his diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic cancer on December 30, 2019. An icon of the civil rights movement, Lewis died on July 17, 2020. He had served as a Georgia congressman for nearly 35 years.
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Eyewitness
One minute and five seconds after a two-minute warning was announced, the troops advanced, wielding clubs, bullwhips, and tear gas. John Lewis, who suffered a skull fracture, was one of fifty-eight people treated for injuries at the local hospital.
NBC News
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Body of Rep. John Lewis crosses bridge where, at 25, he thought he would be killed
July 27, 2020 - Lewis, often called the "conscience of Congress," died earlier this month at the age of 80, from pancreatic cancer. The procession over the Edmund Pettus Bridge, accompanied by a military honor guard, is one of several events marking the ...
Equal Justice Initiative
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Honoring Civil Rights Hero John Lewis
June 3, 2022 - Civil rights champion Rep. John Lewis died Friday at age 80. He had announced in December that he was fighting pancreatic cancer. “Today, American mourns the loss of one of the greatest heroes of American history,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ...
Atlanta News First
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Atlanta News First at 7: Rallies held on 5th anniversary of John Lewis’ death
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Thursday marks five years since the death of John Lewis, a prominent civil rights activist and longtime Georgia congressman, and rallies were held in metro Atlanta and across the country to spread his message of “good trouble.”
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USA Today
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Inspired to 'get in good trouble again:' Black lawmakers salute the legacy of John Lewis
July 16, 2025 - The Congressional Black Caucus marked the 5th anniversary of Rep. John Lewis' death by vowing to continue to fight for voting rights and civil rights
AJC
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Obituary of John Lewis: Georgia congressman, civil rights icon
Lewis, who died July 17, 2020, is remembered for his long service in Congress from Georgia and his role in the civil rights movement, including the Selma march that galvanized support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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From civil rights activist to member of Congress: Remembering John Lewis (July 20) - U.S. Embassy in Georgia
November 2, 2022 - Civil rights hero and U.S. Representative John Lewis died July 17 at the age of 80. He had been battling pancreatic cancer since he received the diagnosis in December. The son of Alabama sharecroppers, Lewis was a central figure in the U.S. ...
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Rep. John Lewis, lion of Civil Rights Movement, dies at 80 | FOX 5 Atlanta
July 18, 2020 - Representative John Lewis -- a lion of the Civil Rights Movement -- passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer.