Before the sit-ins and freedom rides, before nearly dying at the hand of an Alabama state trooper at the Edmund Pettus Bridge and before ascending to the top ranks of Democratic politics, John ...

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 ...

Several organizations came together on Friday to honor Congressman John Lewis at The Temple in Atlanta. The reception featured people sharing personal stories and reflections on his impact on our ...

Late Georgia Congressman John Lewis would have turned 85 years old on Friday.

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 ...