John Lewis,” Lewis spokeswoman Brenda Jones ... He had barely unpacked his bags before he and other civil rights leaders were invited to White House. President John F. Kennedy, who would be ...

Longtime Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis has died after a battle with stage four ... Lewis introduced his colleagues to the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth , a now-deceased leader of the ...

John Lewis was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer ... At only 23 years old, Lewis was already named one of the Big Six leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. In 1963, he was the youngest speaker ...

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.

Finally, it’s impossible to talk about John Lewis without talking about his faith. Lewis was a civil rights leader, a legislator, an author, and a mentor to many. But he was always a preacher.

Gray recalled the last time he spoke to longtime friend U.S. Rep. John Lewis about a week before Lewis' death. Lewis was ...

Sixty years ago today, civil rights leader John Lewis led hundreds of voting rights activists over the Edmund Pettus Bridge marching from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights. Alabama state ...

John Lewis, a longtime Congressman from ... the fight for voting rights has been a cornerstone of the civil rights movement. Black activists and leaders have made tremendous sacrifices to secure ...

The 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday was commemorated on March 7. On that day in 1965, civil rights marchers, led by ...

Civil rights leaders ... state of voting rights and racial equality as a “perilous time in our democracy.” “Sadly, we know that the values that guided John Lewis and those foot soldiers ...

"When John Lewis marched in Selma, they could at least pressure the administration to act. Now, we have leaders trying to ...