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Georgia's Beloved Congressman John Lewis Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer
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<blockquote data-quote="Old Man Jingles" data-source="post: 4555820" data-attributes="member: 18222"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 26px">John Lewis dead at 80 - American Civil Rights Leader</span></strong></p><p><strong>The Georgia lawmaker had been suffering <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/30/john-lewis-cancer-reactions/2773034001/" target="_blank">from Stage IV pancreatic cancer</a> since December. </strong></p><p>In addition to being a central figure in the fight to end racial segregation, Lewis served in the House of Representatives since 1987.</p><p></p><p>He was a decorated civil rights icon and served in the House of Representatives since 1987. Before entering US politics, Lewis championed desegregation and was one of the original Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights activists who rode interstate buses through the South to demonstrate against segregated bus terminals.</p><p></p><p>Along with Martin Luther King Jr., he was an organizer of the <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington" target="_blank">March on Washington</a> in 1963, a seminal moment in the Civil Rights Movement that led to the passage of voting rights for Blacks two years later.</p><p>Lewis was the last surviving speaker of the 1963 March on Washington.</p><p></p><p>"John Lewis was an American treasure," wrote Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of Martin Luther King, Jr. "He gave a voice to the voiceless, and he reminded each of us that the most powerful nonviolent tool is the vote. Our hearts feel empty without our friend, but we find comfort knowing that he is free at last."</p><p></p><p>Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the civil rights leader stands beneath a bust of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as members of the Congressional Black Caucus gather for the memorial ceremony for the late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, at the Capitol in Washington.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]302711[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Man Jingles, post: 4555820, member: 18222"] [B][SIZE=7]John Lewis dead at 80 - American Civil Rights Leader[/SIZE] The Georgia lawmaker had been suffering [URL='https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/30/john-lewis-cancer-reactions/2773034001/']from Stage IV pancreatic cancer[/URL] since December. [/B] In addition to being a central figure in the fight to end racial segregation, Lewis served in the House of Representatives since 1987. He was a decorated civil rights icon and served in the House of Representatives since 1987. Before entering US politics, Lewis championed desegregation and was one of the original Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights activists who rode interstate buses through the South to demonstrate against segregated bus terminals. Along with Martin Luther King Jr., he was an organizer of the [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington']March on Washington[/URL] in 1963, a seminal moment in the Civil Rights Movement that led to the passage of voting rights for Blacks two years later. Lewis was the last surviving speaker of the 1963 March on Washington. "John Lewis was an American treasure," wrote Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of Martin Luther King, Jr. "He gave a voice to the voiceless, and he reminded each of us that the most powerful nonviolent tool is the vote. Our hearts feel empty without our friend, but we find comfort knowing that he is free at last." Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the civil rights leader stands beneath a bust of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as members of the Congressional Black Caucus gather for the memorial ceremony for the late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, at the Capitol in Washington. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1595044530800.png"]302711[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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