The Civil Rights Movement lost one it’s biggest leaders…John Lewis!

John Lewis, United States representative for Georgia and legendary civil rights leader, passes away at 80 yrs. old over the weekend. He had recently been diagnosed with cancer and succumbed to the illness. Lewis marched on the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to fight for voting rights in 1965. Lewis is very instrumental in the fight for equality and justice The Voting Rights Act and even spoke at the historic “March on Washington!” He will be truly missed and remembered for his contributions.

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