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John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
Georgia's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district was represented by Democrat John Lewis from January 3, 1987, until his death on July 17, 2020.
ATLANTA (AP) — Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon and the last of the Big Six civil rights activists led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died Friday at age 80.
John Lewis, an icon of the civil rights era and a longtime member of Congress from Georgia, has died. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Lewis served as a US representative for Georgia’s 5th Congressional District from 1987 until his death in 2020. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 by President Barack Obama ...
A special election filled the remainder of the term in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district in the 116th United States Congress. Incumbent representative John Lewis, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2019, died on July 17, 2020, during his 17th term. [1] [2] [3]
A celebration of the life of Rep. John Lewis, a hero of the civil rights movement and longtime Georgia congressman, began Saturday in Troy, Alabama. Lewis has "come home," Troy Mayor Jason Reeves ...
Rep. John Lewis, the "conscience of Congress" who represented Georgia for more than three decades, made his final trip to the U.S. Capitol on Monday, lying in state in the building where his ...