August 03rd, 2020

Remembering the legacy of civil rights champion John Lewis

John Lewis at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.           Photo by Jeremy Moorhead/CNN

July 17-30, 2020
John Robert Lewis, civil rights legend and longtime Congressman from Georgia, died July 17 after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80. "Today, America mourns the loss of one of the greatest heroes of American history: Congressman John Lewis, the Conscience of the Congress," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement announcing his death. Click here to read more.

•  Coverage of John Lewis' funeral in Atlanta (CNN)
• John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of the Nation. (Opinion published in New York Times)
• Photos: John Lewis stood for everyone (NPR)
• John Lewis is first Black lawmaker to lie in state in US. Capitol  (CNN)
• Rep. Lewis crosses Edmund Pettus Bridge for the last time (CNN)
• Montgomery remembers Congressman John Lewis with vigil (WSFA 12 News)
• 'Getting into good trouble'" Ho metown honors John Lewis, 'boy from Troy' (Montgomery Advertiser)
• John Lewis' life in pictures  (CNN)