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 ...

John Lewis was born to sharecroppers in Troy, Alabama, in 1940. He would listen to the broadcasts of Martin Luther King Jr. as a boy during the Montgomery Bus Boycott and, in 1960, took part in ...

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 ...

Jennifer Hudson is one of many stars taking part in Tuesday's CBS special honoring the life of John Lewis Jennifer Hudson has performed a touching tribute to the late civil rights leader Rep.

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., explained why he backed a resolution upholding the right to boycott “at home and abroad” — even though he also voted to condemn ...

As we honor the life and legacy of the esteemed U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a longtime Congressman from Georgia and fearless champion of civil rights and voting equality who died almost 5 years ago on ...

Lewis was never patient and three other lessons from the former director of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism. ST. MICHAELS, Maryland (JTA) — The day is one of my most vivid and ...

Today, civil rights groups are calling on lawmakers to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act at a time when voting rights are facing unprecedented federal threats.

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 ...