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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.
John Lewis: A Life is a biographical account of the former United States Congressman, the late John Lewis. This book was written by David Greenberg and published in October 2024 by Simon & Schuster .
John Lewis, a civil rights activist who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, has died. He was 80.
John Lewis, a U.S. congressman and civil rights icon who was one of the giants in the historic struggle for equal rights in America, died Friday at age 80. Lewis’ death was reported by the ...
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives sit-in began on June 22, 2016, when members of the House Democratic Caucus, led by Georgia Representative John Lewis, Massachusetts Representative Katherine Clark, and Illinois Representative Robin Kelly, declared their intention to remain on the floor of the United States House of Representatives until its Republican Speaker, Paul Ryan, allowed ...
WASHINGTON — House leaders and the head of the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a new stamp Wednesday honoring the late Rep. John Lewis.. The stamp design features a 2013 photograph of the Georgia ...