CongressmanJohn Lewis, a giant in the civil rights movement,diedon Friday, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi confirmed Lewis’ death in a statement. “It is with inconsolable grief and enduring sadness that we announce the passing of U.S...
John L. Lewis was an American labour leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America (1920–60) and chief founder and first president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO; 1936–40). The son of immigrants from Welsh mining town
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis was remembered Saturday — in the rural Alabama county where his story began — as a humble man who sprang from his family’s farm with a vision that “good trouble” could
Lewis was known for his role at the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement and was a Democratic congressman from Georgia. The Confederate monument had become a flashpoint for protests over racial injustice and police brutality following George Floyd’s death. Aug 25, 2024Crowd on hand for ...
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Trumptweetedon Saturday that he was “saddened to hear” about Lewis’ death. He also ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff on Saturday “as a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service” of Lewis. Ad Feedback ...
John Lewis after his death. “The greatest tribute that all of us could take is to be engaged and participate in this upcoming election and elections from now on. That would be what John Lewis would want us to do, to be engaged,” King told CNN’s Abby Phillip in an interview. ...
In the Gospel of John, the resurrection also stands as Jesus’ own self-revelatory claim. The promise of Jesus to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life” (11:25) in the story of the death and raising of Lazarus is the subject of much exegetical debate. Text-critical research has...
Biden, Harris: Protect voting rights to honor John Lewis President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are both marking the one-year anniversary of the death U.S. Rep. July 18, 2021 Nashville to celebrate civil rights icon John Lewis NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville leaders ...
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