leading to the passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act aims to honor this legacy by reinforcing the VRA's protections and addressing ...

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 ...

John Lewis was born to sharecroppers ... This event would help spark the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. From 1986 until his death in 2020, Lewis was a congressman for Georgia.

The attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965 ... since the 1960s. In 1965, the Bloody Sunday marchers led by John Lewis and Hosea Williams walked ...

and all of his Democrat colleagues introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore and modernize the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It would also ...

"He, as much as anyone in our history, brought this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals," Obama said in his eulogy for the late lawmaker, who helped lay the foundation for modern-day ...

on "Bloody Sunday," helping lead to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero will be hosted by Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Gayle King and Brad Pitt. It is set ...

Former President Barack Obama speaks during the funeral service of the late Rep. John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Credit: ALYSSA POINTER / Getty Images On Thursday ...