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John Lewis

Former 17-term Georgia congressmember and a leader of the civil rights movement who died July 17, 2020.

StoryJul 20, 2020

“I Felt Like I Was Going to Die”: Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Recalls 1965 “Bloody Sunday” in Selma

StoryJul 20, 2020

Rep. John Lewis on the Freedom Rides, Surviving KKK Attacks, 1963 March on Washington & Malcolm X

StoryJan 17, 2017

Trump Attacks Civil Rights Icon John Lewis on MLK Weekend; Watch Lewis Recall Bloody Sunday 1965

StoryMar 09, 2015

“Still Work to Be Done”: Rep. John Lewis Returns to Selma 50 Years After He Was Beaten Unconscious

StoryMar 06, 2015

“I Thought I Saw Death”: John Lewis Remembers Police Attack on Bloody Sunday in Selma 50 Years Ago

StoryAug 26, 2013

50 Years After March on Washington, Tens of Thousands Say Struggle for MLK’s “Dream” Continues

StoryJul 05, 2013

Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, on the Struggle to Win, and Now Protect, Voting Rights in U.S.

StoryJun 27, 2013

LGBT Movement Wins Defeat of DOMA & Prop 8, Fueling Momentum for Next Steps in Fight for Equality

StoryMar 27, 2013

“A Historic Moment”: California Couple on Decades-Long Legal Struggle for Marriage Equality

StoryDec 24, 2012

Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, on the Struggle to Win, and Now Protect, Voting Rights in U.S.

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