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Rhiannon12866

(205,664 posts) Sat Jul 18, 2020, 01:34 AM Jul 2020

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis dead at 80 - ABC News

Lewis was an organizer on the March on Washington in 1963 and served in Congress for more than three decades.

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Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis dead at 80 - ABC News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 OP

An era unto himself, he carries on when we echo and amplify his morality. nt greyl Jul 2020 #1

This is a huge loss, he was a formative figure in U.S. history Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #2

Yes. nt greyl Jul 2020 #3

greyl

(22,990 posts)

1. An era unto himself, he carries on when we echo and amplify his morality. nt

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 01:40 AM

Jul 2020

Rhiannon12866

(205,664 posts)

2. This is a huge loss, he was a formative figure in U.S. history

Reply to greyl (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 01:58 AM

Jul 2020

MSNBC has preempted regular programming to show a biography of John Lewis even at this hour - and I'm guessing that he will be the biggest news story everywhere throughout the weekend. Sadly, Trump will likely exhibit some sort of tantrum.

greyl

(22,990 posts)

3. Yes. nt

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 02:06 AM

Jul 2020

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