John Lewis

Politics

Texas Democratic lawmakers again urge Senate to act on federal voting legislation

The U.S. Senate could consider the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act as soon as this week. Last week, Senate Republicans blocked the Freedom To Vote Act, a different election-related bill.
John Lewis, Towering Civil Rights Icon, Memorialized At Atlanta Funeral

Brakkton Booker

"He, as much as anyone in our history, brought this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals," former President Barack Obama said of the longtime congressman and civil rights legend.
In Selma, A 'Final Crossing' For John Lewis Across The Edmund Pettus Bridge

Matthew S. Schwartz

In 1965, John Lewis was nearly killed as he led a group of protesters across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to protest racial discrimination in voting. On Sunday, his body crossed that bridge one last time.