The Georgia lawmaker and son of sharecroppers had been suffering from Stage IV pancreatic cancer since December. He was 80.
Rep. John Lewis, A Civil Rights Icon Who Began Pushing For Racial Justice In The Jim Crow South, Has Died
USA TODAY, The Tennessean
Fri, 07/17/2020 - 8:41pm
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