Atlanta — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and ...

John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long career in Congres… ...

John Lewis died at the age of 80 Friday. Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis died at the age of 80 Friday. World leaders, politicians and celebrities alike are paying homage to the civil ...

U.S. Rep. John Lewis rose from poverty to become a leader of the civil rights movement and later was elected to Congress. Here is a timeline of some major events in his life.

Rep. John Lewis of Georgia died late Friday at the age of 80. He was a civil rights icon and served in the House of Representatives since 1987.

Rep John Lewis, a leader in the civil rights movement and later US congressman, has died at the age of 80. Lewis was one of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders, which included Martin Luther King Jr ...

Remembering Rep. John Lewis on the 1-Year Anniversary of the Civil Rights Icon's Death Lewis died on July 17, 2020, at the age of 80 after battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer ...

John Lewis, a civil rights leader who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington and the 1965 voting-rights march in Selma, Alabama, died Friday at age 80.