Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis Dead at 80 - NowThis

[Rhiannon12866]

Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis has died at the age of 80.

Rep. John Lewis was a leader and organizer of the Civil Rights Movement who coordinated and spoke at the 1963 March on Washington; was beaten by police as he marched for voting rights in Selma in 1965; and was instrumental in getting major anti-discrimination legislation passed.

John Lewis represented Georgia as a U.S. congressman since 1986 and became known as 'the conscience of Congress.' He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year. He leaves us with the lesson: 'If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.'

[Jack-o-Lantern]

1. A great American has passed... Godspeed John Lewis.

[MaryMagdaline]

2. RIP John Lewis

[Gothmog]

3. Crossing the Bridge

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[Rhiannon12866]

4. Oh, wow! That's just wonderful!

Thanks so much for sharing this!

[yuiyoshida]

5. Its amazing in a day of Corrupt idiotic Republicans in Congress...

that one Democrat stood shoulders high above the rest. He, I am sure, represented his state well. I am sure he made a difference in Congress...unlike so many or his Republican colleagues.

[Snoopy 7]

6. it's right

These are the people who should have statues where everyone can see them.