Posted on 07/17/2020 9:13:11 PM PDT by bitt
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the renowned civil rights leader who served as a symbol of the movement throughout his more than three decades in Congress, died Friday at the age of 80.
From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on “Bloody Sunday,” Lewis decisively carved a place for himself in the history books as a courageous young activist during the height of the civil rights movement.
He was elected to Congress in 1986 and served 17 terms representing an Atlanta-area district. While in Congress, Lewis served as a physical reminder of how far the country had come on civil rights — and how much more was left to be done.
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), of which Lewis was one of its most senior members, mourned that “the world has lost a legend.”
“The Congressional Black Caucus is known as the Conscience of the Congress. John Lewis was known as the conscience of our caucus,” the CBC said in a statement. Lewis, the youngest keynote speaker at the March on Washington in 1963, was the only person who delivered remarks at the event to witness Barack Obama winning election as the nation’s first African American president 45 years later.
When Lewis asked Obama to sign a commemorative photograph at his 2009 inauguration, the newly sworn-in president wrote: “Because of you, John.”
Lewis was born on Feb. 21, 1940 to a family of sharecroppers on a farm outside of Troy, Ala., and attended segregated public schools. Inspired by the activism demonstrated by Montgomery Bus Boycott and Martin Luther King, Jr., Lewis began his work of what he liked to call “good trouble.”
Lewis started his civil rights activism by organizing sit-in demonstrations at segregated lunch counters in Nashville,
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Just a few days go there were some headlines about this, and his “people” said it was false. I wonder if this is another false report, or if he died than and they lied. or what.
I imagine they will give him 3-4 funerals too, D.C. His Home, Atlanta & etc...
He’d do anything to get people to watch the recent documentary about him. Drama queen.
Can we spit on him now?
Yes, he’ll have funerals at least all week.
You’re thinking of the late Elijah Cummings (RAT-MD). They looked alike to me, and stirred the same racial issues.
A massive black racist/racebaiter dead.
Country is that much better off tonight.
He just became one of my favorite Democrats.
False report claimed John Lewis died, spokesman says he’s fine
He's not so fine now!
Two words: Paul Wellstone
Its worth noting on this occasion that MLK was spied on by the Democrats using J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI.
Jackie Kennedy did call MLK a “despicable man” after her husband’s assassination as she considered JFK’s enemies in connection with a conspiracy.
And yes when King was assassinated Jesse Jackson spent the next several years promoting a third party and trying to get black people to go that way instead of supporting the Democrats before Jesse sold out.
John Lewis by becoming a Democrat congressman sold out on Martin Luther King and what he stood for.
MLK was interested in taking on the Democrat politicians and he made them so mad they put the FBI on him to collect dirt.
I think he was famous for walking across a bridge, or playing bridge. Something like that.
Benedict Arnold started out as an American Hero too ...
I remember Mr. Conscience in the ‘90s...
“Deycomin’ fo duh PO ! Deycomin’ fo duh EDDERLY ! Deycomin’ fo da CHEEDRUN !”
Proof positive that someone can do something heroic when young, and then sell their soul for power and influence to the same evil system.
Prayers for a deeply misguided soul and my preemptive declarations of condemnation for the people who are soon to put on another disgusting, race-baiting Stalinistic funerally and declare this fraud a saint.
‘They’re Coming for Our Children’: Rep. John Lewis Compared GOP to Nazis on House Floor in 1995
Perfect
He had a compelling story growing up as a young American in the segregationist South.
Wasn’t he the Congressman that claimed that someone yelled a racial epithet when he, Speaker Peolsi and other politicians were walking when Pelosi had that huge gavel? I think so - Brietbart said he would pay anyone who could produce the video/audio of Lewis’ claim - and no one ever did. Sorry, am going on memory.
And now they'll be holding another political pep rally. Bet his funeral won't be postponed like everyone else's, and there won't be any social distancing either. Atlanta will be a nightmare, as if it isn't already.
He had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosed in Dec. 2019
Is he the one that claimed he was called the N word when walking past a Tea Party rally?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.