John Lewis passed away last night at the age of 80. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He served as a Congressman from Georgia from 1987 until his death.
Lewis was a Civil Rights icon and genuine hero. He was front and center of virtually every major action ranging from the sit-ins at lunch counters, to being one of the first freedom riders, to suffering a fractured skull after being beaten by police at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the Selma to Montgomery march in an incident that will forever be known as "Bloody Sunday." He also helped organize the March on Washington where MLK delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
While I rarely agreed with his political views I always respected what he had done. As I said, he was a genuine hero.
Lewis was a Civil Rights icon and genuine hero. He was front and center of virtually every major action ranging from the sit-ins at lunch counters, to being one of the first freedom riders, to suffering a fractured skull after being beaten by police at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the Selma to Montgomery march in an incident that will forever be known as "Bloody Sunday." He also helped organize the March on Washington where MLK delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
While I rarely agreed with his political views I always respected what he had done. As I said, he was a genuine hero.
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