He was 80 years old. “It is with inconsolable grief and enduring sadness that we announce the passing of U.S. Rep. John Lewis,” Lewis spokeswoman Brenda Jones said in a written statement early ...

Rep. John Lewis was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2019 Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Her work has ...

John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights leader and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's ...

Longtime Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis has died after a battle with stage four pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old. The son of Alabama sharecroppers, Lewis was a central ...

People gather at a make-shift memorial near the home of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., on July 19 in Atlanta. Lewis, who died at age 80, was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights ...

John Lewis, “The Conscience of the Congress,” dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties, and building “The Beloved Community” in America. He was one of the Ci ...