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John Lewis
Corporations Donated $164,000 to Anti-Voting Rights Senators Despite Pledges
Corporations like Target, Facebook and Amazon have given tens of thousands to Senate Republicans this year alone.
John Lewis Voting Rights Bill Passes House With Zero Republican Votes
If made into law, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act could help stem the tide of GOP voter suppression laws.
Trump Dismisses John Lewis’s Legacy Saying, “He Didn’t Come to My Inauguration”
Trump also reduced Lewis's role in the civil rights movement, saying there were “many others” who took part besides him.
Bill Clinton Used John Lewis’s Funeral to Disparage the Black Freedom Struggle
Who is Bill Clinton to weigh in on whether or not civil rights organizer Kwame Ture went “too far”?
Barack Obama: End the Filibuster to Restore Voting Rights Act
In his eulogy for John Lewis, the former president called to honor his legacy by expanding voting rights.
Robert E. Lee High School in Virginia Renamed to Honor John Lewis
Renaming the school to honor Lewis “will serve as an inspiration to our students,” one board member said.
“I Felt Like I Was Going to Die”: The Late John Lewis on Selma’s “Bloody Sunday”
Lewis helped lead the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery march, when he was almost beaten to death by police.
To Honor John Lewis, Democrats Demand McConnell Stop Blocking Voting Rights Act
Efforts in Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act have stalled, while some suggest the bill be renamed after Lewis.
Long a Force for Progress, a Freedom Summer Legend Looks Back
Georgia Congressman John Lewis talks about what changed, and didn't, because of the movement he helped to lead 50 years ago.
John Lewis Marches On
Bill Moyers and Rep. John Lewis revisit the 1963 March on Washington. How did it transform America?