John Lewis

Leaders Pay Tribute to Civil Rights Icon John Lewis: ‘A Pioneering Civil Rights Leader Who Put His Life on the Line’

Leaders and political figures across the nation paid tribute to late-Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) following the news of his death, remembering him as “a pioneering civil rights leader who put his life on the line to fight racism, promote equal rights, and bring our nation into greater alignment with its founding principles” and someone who “helped transform this country.”

Leaders of the African American Movement pose in New York July 29 1964 as they hold confer