john lewis
On the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the president spoke of the continued fight for voting protections despite a lack of visible progress.
Two Tennessee Democrats blasted the bill that could christen a stretch of the street named for the late civil rights icon "President Donald Trump Boulevard."
The Postal Service said the stamp “celebrates the life and legacy” of Lewis, who died at age 80 in 2020 from pancreatic cancer.
The law to restore the landmark Voting Rights Act provisions gutted by Supreme Court conservatives faces the same filibuster threat as other voting rights bills.
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A Navy ship was christened in Lewis' honor and President Joe Biden urged lawmakers to protect "the sacred right to vote" in the late congressman's memory.
Activists to remember the late John Lewis, Joseph Lowery, C.T. Vivian and Bruce Boynton at a virtual commemoration of the 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
Lewis represented the Atlanta area, including much of DeKalb County, for more than three decades.
The rioters weren't able to stop the progress on Joe Biden's win or the Senate moving to Democratic control.
Former President Barack Obama paid tribute to the late civil rights icon in a moving statement Wednesday.
The crop art honoring the late civil rights icon was displayed ahead of the state's closely watched election.