Congressman Chris Smith’s statement on the passing of his colleague, John Lewis
US Rep. John Lewis, civil rights pioneer, dies of cancer at 80
By CALVIN WOODWARD and DESIREE SEALS Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — 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 celebrated career in Congress, died. He was 80.
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