John Lewis civil rights leader

Virginia High School Changes Namesake From Robert E. Lee To Rep. John Lewis

The Fairfax County School Board removed the Confederate general's name from the school in June amid nationwide protests against racism and police brutality.
By 

Esteemed Civil Rights Organizer C.T. Vivian Laid To Rest In Atlanta

Vivian, a legendary minister, civil rights organizer and close ally to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was celebrated during a private funeral on Thursday.
By AP

Georgia Democrats Nominate Nikema Williams To Succeed John Lewis

A panel of officials picked the civil rights icon’s successor from a list of five Democrats.
By 
and

Petition To Rename 'Bloody Sunday' Bridge For John Lewis Nabs Over 460,000 Signatures

The Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, is named after a Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader.
By 

How The Black Lives Matter Generation Remembers John Lewis

Lewis, the Black civil rights icon who some called the “conscience of Congress,” died Friday.
By Aaron Morrison, AP

14 Hours Later, Trump Says He Is 'Saddened' By Lewis' Death

President Donald Trump waited over 14 hours and played a round of golf before paying tribute to the late Rep. John Lewis.
By Aamer Madhani and Lynn Berry, AP

Marco Rubio Honors John Lewis With Photo Of Elijah Cummings

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) also made the same error in a Facebook tribute to Lewis.
By 

Barack Obama: John Lewis 'Risked His Life' So This Nation Could 'Live Up To Its Promise'

The civil rights icon gave us our "marching orders," the former president wrote in a moving tribute to his friend.
By 

Civil Rights Titan Rep. John Lewis Hailed As America's Conscience

"Our hearts feel empty without our friend, but we find comfort knowing that he is free at last."
By 

John Lewis Went Against Donald Trump When Few Democrats Would

The congressman said that Trump was not a "legitimate" president — even before he was sworn in.
By