John Lewis. The left will "grab at any opportunity" to twist an occasion like the funeral of civil rights icon John Lewis into "a political moment," Dr. Alveda King stated Friday. In an interview on "Fox & Friends," King said that she should have expected former President Barack Obama ...
foreground, locks arms with his aides as he leads a march of several thousand to the courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. From left are: an unidentified woman, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, James Foreman, King, Jesse Douglas Sr., and John Lewis. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discriminatio...
RELATED:Funeral service for Rep. John Lewis taking place in Atlanta "While my time here has now come to an end, I want you to know that in the last days and hours of my life you inspired me," Lewis wrote. "You filled me with hope about the next chapter of the great American stor...
"John Lewis was my hero, my friend. Let's honor him by getting into that 'good trouble,'" the boy said, referencing a famous line by the late congressman. Tybre Faw becomes emotional after the reading of John Lewis' favorite poem, Invictus, during his funeral service at Ebenezer Baptist...
RELATED:Funeral service for Rep. John Lewis taking place in Atlanta "While my time here has now come to an end, I want you to know that in the last days and hours of my life you inspired me," Lewis wrote. "You filled me with hope about the next chapter of the great American story...
At the funeral for civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis, longtime friend Xernona Clayton told the story of how Lewis and his late wife, Lillian Miles Lewis, first met. Watch her remarks.Jul 31, 2020 embed code copied Live Now CBS News 24/7 CBS News Baltimore CBS News Bay ...
The late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., has been honored by the nation through memorial celebrations all week, but Lewis himself has one final message in the form of a letter to the nation that was published by The New York Times Thursday morning.
The story of John Lewis is cold comfort to those who have lost not a John Lewis they admired and respected, not a John Lewis they worked with, but a member of their family, someone who was part of their life, maybe even their whole life. ...
Jennifer Holliday Performs a Powerful ‘Take My Hand, Precious Lord’ at John Lewis’s Funeral Jennifer Holliday. Photo: PBS The death of Congressman John Lewis on July 17 drew tributes to the legendary civil-rights leader from figures across the country, including former President Barack Obama...
John Lewis represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District from 1987 until his death. Lillian Miles Lewis, an educator and the director of external affairs in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at Clark Atlanta University, died in 2012 at the age of 73. ...